Bloodblister Bob
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Thu Oct-27-05 02:50 PM
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Two more overused/devalued words: "folks" & "gentleman" |
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I guess Bush started the whole "folks" thing, publicly referring to any group of people (even terrorists) as "folks". Now it seems that almost every person who speaks before a TV camera uses the term as Bush does. What's up with that? What need does the misuse of this word fulfill? I can't think of one.
I don't know where the misuse of "gentleman" started, but when I hear it endlessly used in the media by public officials to describe people who are hardly worthy of the term (like murderers), I feel sad.
"The gentleman we have in custody was apprehended shortly after he blew off his wife's head." I think we've all heard it.
And let us not forget the idiotic phrase "point in time", which entered the national consciousness during Watergate, and hasn't been given a rest since.
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thereismore
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Thu Oct-27-05 02:53 PM
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1. good observations. "Folks" gives me a gag. * has such a limited |
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Thu Oct-27-05 02:54 PM
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2. You make your case to us folks in a gentlemanly way at this point in time. |
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Thu Oct-27-05 03:17 PM
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3. Yeah, "folks" is cringe inducing. Sorta like f__ks as a substitute. n/t |
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Thu Oct-27-05 03:35 PM
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4. Well, you had better not come out to the Midwest anytime soon |
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Those are two well used words out here. Folks is a catchall term, and gentleman can actually be quite the scathing put down if you accent it properly.
Regional dialects, ya gotta love 'em.
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