Ginormous is Now a Real Word - Page 2

Morrigoon · 07-10-2007, 03:33 PM

Awww man, ginormous is a real word now? That takes all the fun out of it!

(Haha, at least spell check still thinks it's fake!)

JWBear · 07-10-2007, 03:35 PM

Oh... And while I'm in a mood... I want to point out that "Ginormous" was a "real word" the second people started using it.

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2007, 03:55 PM

Yes, being in Webster's does not make it a real word. That's merely an overdue acknowledgment of its realwordness.

ETA: Webster's will never admit it, but fvcktard is a real word.

Prudence · 07-10-2007, 04:15 PM

I'm waiting for the inclusion of eleventeen and umptysquillion.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-10-2007, 05:01 PM

I recognize that languages evolve but some of it just makes me cringe. I died a little when it was pointed out to me that "aint" is in the dictionary.

€uroMeinke · 07-10-2007, 06:21 PM

I prefer a dynamic langauge that allows for such changes even if some do make me cringe - I still prefer that to having some English academy declaring what are and are not appropriate words for our langauge

Alex · 07-10-2007, 07:05 PM

By no means am I grammar nazi or a proscriptionist. Language is how it is used. If enough people say nukular then that is how it is pronounced (or at least an acceptable pronunciation). And so on.

But that doesn't prevent me from thinking that certain utterances make the utterer sound pretty darn stupid.

Gemini Cricket · 07-10-2007, 07:14 PM

I never use that word. I find it silly.

Stan4dSteph · 07-10-2007, 07:18 PM

I like it. It makes me think of Elf, which makes me smile. But I do understand how it could annoy someone. It's not a real word, and I'm sure it could be overused.

Alex · 07-10-2007, 07:22 PM

Is Elf where it came from? That would explain why it seemed to come out of the blue.

07-10-2007, 03:33 PM	#11
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Awww man, ginormous is a real word now? That takes all the fun out of it! (Haha, at least spell check still thinks it's fake!) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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07-10-2007, 03:35 PM	#12
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Oh... And while I'm in a mood... I want to point out that "Ginormous" was a "real word" the second people started using it. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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07-10-2007, 03:55 PM	#13
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yes, being in Webster's does not make it a real word. That's merely an overdue acknowledgment of its realwordness. ETA: Webster's will never admit it, but fvcktard is a real word.
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07-10-2007, 04:15 PM	#14
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I'm waiting for the inclusion of eleventeen and umptysquillion. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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07-10-2007, 05:01 PM	#15
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I recognize that languages evolve but some of it just makes me cringe. I died a little when it was pointed out to me that "aint" is in the dictionary. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I prefer a dynamic langauge that allows for such changes even if some do make me cringe - I still prefer that to having some English academy declaring what are and are not appropriate words for our langauge __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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07-10-2007, 07:05 PM	#17
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	By no means am I grammar nazi or a proscriptionist. Language is how it is used. If enough people say nukular then that is how it is pronounced (or at least an acceptable pronunciation). And so on. But that doesn't prevent me from thinking that certain utterances make the utterer sound pretty darn stupid.
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07-10-2007, 07:14 PM	#18
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I never use that word. I find it silly.
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I like it. It makes me think of Elf, which makes me smile. But I do understand how it could annoy someone. It's not a real word, and I'm sure it could be overused.
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07-10-2007, 07:22 PM	#20
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Is Elf where it came from? That would explain why it seemed to come out of the blue.
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