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Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« on: July 10, 2009, 05:49:58 AM »
This thread will here by be referred to stupid words thread...because I'm lazy...and words that are ridiculous because they make zero sense or words that are just plain stupid are discussed...

i.e.
        Irregardless...should be the opposite or regardless yet they mean the same darn thing!
        Extraordinary... if it is extra it is additionally so how on earth does this word end up implying rarity?
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2009, 06:29:33 AM »
inflammable...it should mean not flammable, but instead it means flammable.
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2009, 07:01:03 AM »
It may be a colloquialism, but everyone I know says "unthaw" to mean "thaw". I even do it. It's incredibly hard not to, even if you know better.
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2009, 10:18:16 PM »
Irregardless is not actually a word, so we don't have to worry about it not making sense.  :P

Ugh, I have to leave, and I forgot the word I wanted to mention!  Oh well, I'm sure I'll think of it on the ride home.



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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 10:43:48 PM »
It is indeed a word my parents argued over it and pulled out a dictionary and the fact that it is a word is rather sad or amusing depending on you humor...Not to mention the fact that Stewy has it stricken from the language when he took over the world via the power grid
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2009, 05:26:41 AM »
Heh, I didn't realize how much of a contradiction 'unthaw' actually is until I looked it up (to verify that it's really a word):

unthaw |ˌənˈθô|
verb
1 melt or thaw
2 [as adj. ] ( unthawed) still frozen; unmelted

That's right. It means BOTH to thaw AND the opposite of to thaw. English language FAIL.
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2009, 06:13:02 PM »
You actually found irregardless in a dictionary?  It's a one-word double negative!  I will be disrespectless of your comments from now on.

Keeping with the unthaw theme; bi-monthly and semi-monthly can both mean twice a month or every other month.  I believe you can also sub in week or year.

 

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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2009, 06:30:53 PM »
semimonthly can only mean twice a month...or every two weeks. It's the bi-words that have problems.
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2009, 12:18:38 AM »
irregardless for whatever reason is in the dictionary...though ours is from when my father was a student so i could be no longer applicable... and has the same meaning as regardless

P.S. spellcheck recognizes it as a word
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2009, 01:29:54 AM »
My family has an old dictionary from 1913. Irregardless is not listed in it. Our dictionaries from 1983 and 2002 both have the word, defined as a mix of irrespective and regardless. :-/
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2009, 09:37:08 AM »
I heard someone use the word "etiquettely" today.
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Re: Words of the english langauge that do not belong
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2009, 03:47:39 AM »
 ??? >:( ??? >:( :o ??? :-\ ??? the stages of my confusion...or better put...huh?
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