tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post114862485390366787..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Picking nitsJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-55514660227141640362012-03-27T01:15:01.239+05:302012-03-27T01:15:01.239+05:30Oh, I enjoy being pedantic every now and then.. I ...Oh, I enjoy being pedantic every now and then.. I just have to be careful, people get offended when I tell them they are wrong! ;)Kerridwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114162167451828767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-68610163922820718572010-09-18T02:01:52.504+05:302010-09-18T02:01:52.504+05:30I cannot believe obstrusive is not a word, but I s...I cannot believe obstrusive is not a word, but I see now that I was just putting an 's' in obtrusive. The OED doesn't recognize it and neither does spell check, but... a language translator online will translate it to mean 'blocking' and it shows up on yahoo answers being defined as if it were obtrusive!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-45264147225382773152009-02-26T15:06:00.000+05:302009-02-26T15:06:00.000+05:30i read "I'm loathe" in a blog and i got curious. i...i read "I'm loathe" in a blog and i got curious. i googled my way to your blog. thanks for clearing that up. :D this was a great help.citybuoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750180276675423002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-7360931045387081752008-09-09T13:06:00.000+05:302008-09-09T13:06:00.000+05:30Good morning from England!Thanks for clarifying th...Good morning from England!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for clarifying the loath/loathe distinction.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148941514641524182006-05-30T03:55:00.000+05:302006-05-30T03:55:00.000+05:30Oh dear! That Sith thing is a horror.I shall lavis...Oh dear! That Sith thing is a horror.<BR/>I shall lavish ridicule upon it by proxy. See http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/<BR/>c.cgi?u=episode3.<BR/>Star Wars went downhill for me when those ewoks disappeared...I was <I>such</I> a fan!<BR/>Liked the language ri-poste, what amuses me is people being obtuse and trying to smuggle in abstruse words into everyday language, which fit into context about as well as an elephant in ballet shoes. I have heard one chappie perservere for weeks on the word effulgent and he is yet to get it right. Bless!SRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626354236542046874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148941065901303712006-05-30T03:47:00.000+05:302006-05-30T03:47:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.SRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626354236542046874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148888233757965822006-05-29T13:07:00.000+05:302006-05-29T13:07:00.000+05:30What about "sexy"? In Bengali and Hindi, it is oft...What about "sexy"? In Bengali and Hindi, it is often used in the sense of somebody with a high libido rather than somebody is carnally attractive. <BR/><BR/>DDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148862027730739182006-05-29T05:50:00.000+05:302006-05-29T05:50:00.000+05:30Seen on a train: "Please do not entrain or detrain...Seen on a train: "Please do not entrain or detrain moving train" (goes perfectly with the Indians love making up words discussion.)the cowlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028131081089683317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148790768601230812006-05-28T10:02:00.000+05:302006-05-28T10:02:00.000+05:30Equivocal: Ya, that Anonymous has spent "12 years ...Equivocal: Ya, that Anonymous has spent "12 years working for a publishing company outside India", and he/she still hasn't gotten over the shock of the experience. I like to keep most of those comments though, they'll come in handy when I'm preparing my next year-end list.<BR/><BR/>I loved <I>Revenge of the Sith</I> btw, thought it was nearly as good as <I>The Empire Strikes Back</I>!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148784630012971362006-05-28T08:20:00.000+05:302006-05-28T08:20:00.000+05:30Jabber,(With regard to anonymous note above.) Wow...Jabber,<BR/><BR/>(With regard to anonymous note above.) Wow, you really make enemies while defending grammar and the lexicon from the forces of darkness. Impressive.<BR/><BR/>But I have a bone to pick of my own. How could you possibly compare Back to the Future, or the first Star Wars trilogy with the vapid 'prequel trilogy'? That's like the difference between high art and low art!equivocalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408199156528969347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148761162069150362006-05-28T01:49:00.000+05:302006-05-28T01:49:00.000+05:30You're too verbose, Mr. Picky. Ran an edit on your...You're too verbose, Mr. Picky. Ran an edit on your first paragraph. See if you learn something.<BR/><BR/>I’m gobsmacked by the flamboyant misuse of the "obtuse". "Obtuse," people, means "a lack of intelligence or sensitivity". So stop referring to the work of your favourite writers or poets (or your work for that matter) as obtuse. You’re probably thinking something midway between "obscure" and "abstruse" (both slightly more dashing and indicate something enigmatic or difficult to understand, the meaning you’re likely looking for).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148750760339896722006-05-27T22:56:00.000+05:302006-05-27T22:56:00.000+05:30How about a list some time of various words/phrase...How about a list some time of various words/phrases that make you curse when they're misused? :)<BR/><BR/>Given that I'm stuck in the 'midwest' of the USA for 8 months a year, I have to put up with plenty of similar (and even worse) instances of the language being mangled. Either it's people using words that they have no idea about, or messes like "should of" and other such phrases.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and pedantry isn't all bad. If you've ever watched an episode of Yes, Minister or Yes, Prime Minister, Bernard provides enough proof.Salilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024757873081383487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148748834175844852006-05-27T22:23:00.000+05:302006-05-27T22:23:00.000+05:30Aww, Colin, no offence meant! *pinches your grown-...Aww, Colin, no offence meant! *pinches your grown-up cheeks* Was just taking my usual cheap shots at mainstream media. Anyway, HT City's the first thing I read in the morning.<BR/><BR/>Falstaff, that's a competent question! Guess I was being lazy in my earlier comment - what Anita had said was that "competent", by virtue of being such a lukewarm compliment (if one at all), is strongly suggestive of its antonym.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148728408171095102006-05-27T16:43:00.000+05:302006-05-27T16:43:00.000+05:30Huh? How are competent and incompetent similar in ...Huh? How are competent and incompetent similar in meaning?Falstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791162324919462038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148714529964953222006-05-27T12:52:00.000+05:302006-05-27T12:52:00.000+05:30Hey!!! There aren't only children at HT City...Hey!!! There aren't only children at HT City...Colin Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637469300406448839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148713041958014622006-05-27T12:27:00.000+05:302006-05-27T12:27:00.000+05:30oh blast...i was returning to tone that down but y...oh blast...i was returning to tone that down but you got here before me.Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148712721471195782006-05-27T12:22:00.000+05:302006-05-27T12:22:00.000+05:30Oh, I'm always deliberately obtuse!Oh, I'm <I>always</I> deliberately obtuse!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148711240592792132006-05-27T11:57:00.000+05:302006-05-27T11:57:00.000+05:30Jai,I was being carefully random. :D Please tell m...Jai,<BR/><BR/>I was being carefully random. :D Please tell me you were being--er--deliberately obtuse!Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148706961745915462006-05-27T10:46:00.000+05:302006-05-27T10:46:00.000+05:30Space Bar: no one incident, there have been many. ...Space Bar: no one incident, there have been many. The best was probably at this literary discussion where one of the panelists, a poet, said his own work was very often obtuse - and his fellow panelists and audience members nodded along solemnly. <BR/><BR/>(Have to say, these days if someone called Naipaul obtuse I'd probably give him/her a high-five.)<BR/><BR/>Sony Pony: have been trying to think of other such words. In one of her "Vox pop" columns for City Limits magazine, Anita Roy had some interesting examples of "pseudo antagonyms" - words like "flammable" and "inflammable", "competent" and "incompetent", which are similar in meaning.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148700893324815962006-05-27T09:04:00.000+05:302006-05-27T09:04:00.000+05:30I have always found it odd that the words shameles...I have always found it odd that the words shameless and shameful both describe an outpouring of shame, and yet describe deliciously significant variations. One of course being the absence of shame, when shame should be present. And the other having lots of shame, and rightly so. Is it just me or is there something puritanical about making this distinction?Themadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616421924510169326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148691649578524632006-05-27T06:30:00.000+05:302006-05-27T06:30:00.000+05:30So how did this post come about? You mean someone ...So how did this post come about?<BR/> <BR/>You mean someone came up to you and said, 'I don't know what to make of this guy Naipaul (to pick a name at random)--he's so obtuse.' <BR/><BR/>And naturally that would be annoying...Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148682806588340012006-05-27T04:03:00.000+05:302006-05-27T04:03:00.000+05:30You rant about loath/loathe whilst some of your re...You rant about loath/loathe whilst some of your readers can't even get their Indefinite Articles right. Now THAT is priceless! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148650534166270362006-05-26T19:05:00.000+05:302006-05-26T19:05:00.000+05:30lolololol. a illiterate surd discussing grammar. T...lolololol. a illiterate surd discussing grammar. THAT is priceless :)<BR/><BR/>just found a new website to pick stuff from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148643421660004162006-05-26T17:07:00.000+05:302006-05-26T17:07:00.000+05:30HAHAHAHA - Children at HT!!! man... dude, that's f...HAHAHAHA - <BR/>Children at HT!!! man... dude, that's funny.Once the Conmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956852783072121752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1148636700434084232006-05-26T15:15:00.000+05:302006-05-26T15:15:00.000+05:30ooohh.. we need more of these! BTW prepone is a wo...ooohh.. we need more of these! BTW prepone is a word that is now included in dictionaries and has been given an origin of Indian English. Its been added last year but am unable to locate the link for that article.<BR/><BR/>How about 'anyways' ? One of the most annoying sign-offs and that too does not exist!Janakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068622582534965333noreply@blogger.com