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[quislibet]

Does it make me a bad person if I can't stand the word "herstory"?

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[alonewiththemoon]

my brain always tries to gloss that as "hirsutory," which is kind of funny in a non-PC way.

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[frederic.livejournal.com]

I hate it when my brain gets all harried like that...

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

Is that a place where they make teddy bear outfits for people?

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

No, it makes you an intelligent person that doesn't need to prove anything by mutating words.

[mvoid.livejournal.com]

word

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

It isn't one! That's the thing!

[mvoid.livejournal.com]

indeed!
in unrelated news: i think you need to translate the Aquateen Hunger Force theme song into Latin or Greek or something...

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Fair enough.

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[alonewiththemoon]

yes! You must do it! If nothing else, tell us what Meatwad would be called in Latin!

While I'm a firm beliver in 'word smithing'...

[akshuman.livejournal.com]

(Languages have to grow some how (or die)) it helps if you have some idea of what you are doing. The fact that you hate the word suggests that you have some clue where the word 'history' comes from (and no, ladies, it has nothing to do with His Story) and recognize 'herstory' as the over-sensitive, uneducated attempts and looking legitimate that it is.
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Re: While I'm a firm beliver in 'word smithing'...

[quislibet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's most of it, the false etymology.

Unfortunately, with my background in Latin and Greek, I Know Too Much, and am thus open to vexation from certain kinds of made-up words that other, saner souls are untroubled by.

Re: While I'm a firm beliver in 'word smithing'...

[akshuman.livejournal.com]

Are they 'saner'? Or just under-educated?

Re: While I'm a firm beliver in 'word smithing'...

[quislibet.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I don't think there needs to be a distinction!

Re: While I'm a firm beliver in 'word smithing'...

[lilithraevyn.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know what you were talking about until reading down the threads.

I hate people who make up words.

Can anyone say "Killography".

That still makes me want to stab MANY people in the face.

Re: While I'm a firm beliver in 'word smithing'...

[quislibet.livejournal.com]

That should make you want to be all stabby. But I have to say it's a new one on me...

Re: While I'm a firm beliver in 'word smithing'...

[lilithraevyn.livejournal.com]

It was 'created' by ...I forget the organization... to refer to the graphic violence in video games. Modeled after pornography, which if they read up on the word, they'd understand how THAT word was formed. It certainly isn't "sexography".

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[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Oops, just re-read this and meant to type "mutilating" not mutating.

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

Well, they both work.

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

No. It's a stupid word, and I say that as a lesbian and a feminist. Bleah.

[canonfire.livejournal.com]

zounds, no! I'm just happy that I'm away from people who refer to the Bible as "History".

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

"Do you see that man there, me lad? That's God's Own Tory."

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

NO.

It's insipid.

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

Great Moments in McSneestory (Selections)

- April 27, 8007 BCE, 2:04 PM: McSnee domesticates wild wheat.
- September 16th, 2640 BCE, 9:30 AM: McSnee begins building Great Pyramid.
- March 15, 44 BCE, lunchtime: Caesar, dying, utters famous words, "Et tu, McSnee?"
- October 14, 1066 CE, all day: McSnee wins at Hastings
- July 12, 1960 CE, 3:45 PM: "Slinky" inventor McSnee leaves his wife, six children, and Slinky Empire to join a religious order/cult in Bolivia.

And so on.

[komos.livejournal.com]

You're fine so long as I can poke fun at Our Fearless Leader for crafting words like "misunderestimate."

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

*I* certainly won't stand in your way.

Orwelian I say!

[dirtymikesell.livejournal.com]

I'm so going to oveuse misunderestimated in sentances to vex you!

I'm gonna 'postmutiltate' the language around you.

Though the advent of IM seems to be bringing about the Orwellian simplification of the language as scribed in 1984.

[flicker.livejournal.com]

Far from it! I wish "history," this great eye-rolling pronunciation from Flavor Flav, was in circulation

[frederic.livejournal.com]

What about gender neutral words like Theirstory or Ourstory. Isn't that a better way of looking at history because it always has 2 (or more) sides to it although only the Victorstory gets passed on.

And there's always hystory.

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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

And mystory, for that autobiography with a surprise ending.

[eruvanna.livejournal.com]

Yes, by not liking the word you are obviously trying to show how much you need to compensate for small genetalia and an oversized ego. That, along with your need to oppress those of the opposite gender due to the stereotypical male dominate view in society would make you not just a bad, but indeed a vile and disgusting creature not fit to breathe the same air as those of the obviously superior femine persuasion.



Right, I should probably mention I believe none of the above and I was being sarcastic as hell...