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Language purist..., fluff kind of

LeChatNinjah View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:23 PM Post #1
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Because I can.
Taking it off FB because no one agrees with me except Badge, who is clearly terribly intelligent. I KNOW the terms "mad" and "angry" are colloquially used interchangeably. It has been pointed out to me that most of the world's major dictionaries agree, using the proviso "colloquial" or "informal". I still don't like, it, won't use it and pull my kids up on using it. I will never admit that I'm wrong, because it's my choice whether or not to use certain colloquial terms, but I'm interested to find out if there is one other single human being on the planet besides my middle child and Badger who agrees with me. Anyone?

BadCat View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:25 PM Post #2
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Shape-shifting Reptilian Overlord
Will it make you mad if I don't agree? Or merely angry.

Xena View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:27 PM Post #3
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Cobwebs are the new black!
QUOTE (BadCat @ 03/12/2012, 10:25 PM) Will it make you mad if I don't agree? Or merely angry. I used p*ssed Off but then that also can mean something else can't it!

Saecularis Angel... Saecularis Angelus View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:27 PM Post #4
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Con Sprezzatura.
Ninjah, you know I'm happy to polemicise on purist hobby-horses with the best of them, but I think the horse has bolted here.

Eirlys View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:28 PM Post #5
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QUOTE (BadCat @ 03/12/2012, 10:25 PM) Will it make you mad if I don't agree? Or merely angry. Ha! So I can understand your fury, what (to you) is the difference in the meanings of the words?

Pooks*potters View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:34 PM Post #6
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They mean different things. I will use "mad" when appropriate, but I don't think it applies every time that "angry" would apply, IYKWIM. But when people use it, you know what they mean, therefore it was used correctly. All language has to do is communicate, so if it does, it's right.

Gudrun View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:35 PM Post #7
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You, of course, can say whatever you like but the use of 'mad' to mean 'angry' is now firmly entrenched. Even in the olden days we could get 'hopping mad' about something and remain clinically sane. This post has been edited by Gudrun: 03/12/2012, 09:38 PM

LeChatNinjah View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:37 PM Post #8
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Because I can.
Nothing makes me "mad" unless I go off my meds for too long Pooks, you say you'll use mad when appropriate. When is it appropriate in your opinion?

Sinister Bonnet View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:44 PM Post #9
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Father Dougal for the Papacy!
Do you want me to drag out the etymology again?

Eirlys View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 09:45 PM Post #10
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Lechatninja j'aime votre nom. And I agree they do mean two different things.

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