PVnRT
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:20 AM
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Can we ban the use of the word "folks"? |
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I'm sick of it. I hear "the folks out in the field" at least two times a day, not to mention the various categories of "folks" that Obama will have trouble winning, etc.
Oh, and add "concur" to that list, since it's just a faux-intelligent way of saying "agree."
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:22 AM
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1. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!! |
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I HATE HATE HATE that condescending word.
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:24 AM
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2. ah and we should ban "village" too right? |
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See- this kind of political correctness is RIDICULOUS...:eyes: I've heard it ALL my life and NEVER EVER met anyone "offended" by it till I came here.
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:26 AM
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6. What does offense have to do with anything? |
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The only people I hear use the word "folks" are middle and upper management types trying to show how much they empathize with people who actually work for a living.
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:29 AM
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7. All the folks in the village would concur with your faux assessment |
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:25 AM
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3. Please do. It's a Limbaushism |
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:26 AM
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:26 AM
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5. Concur. And can we ban any use of "faux" while we're at it. |
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Since that's just a faux-folksey way of pretending to not be faux-intelligent. :)
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:29 AM
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8. It works much better in hyphenation than "fake" |
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:30 AM
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:31 AM
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my folks said it was okay to use the word folks. What do you folks think?
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Tue Jul-08-08 04:57 PM
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15. My folks think the same. |
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Tue Jul-08-08 11:40 AM
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Tue Jul-08-08 04:43 PM
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Edited on Tue Jul-08-08 04:51 PM by D23MIURG23
Boy do I feel like an asshat.
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Tue Jul-08-08 04:45 PM
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13. Ever heard of a sense of humor? |
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Learn to chill out, you'll live longer.
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Tue Jul-08-08 04:50 PM
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Can you throw in "gals" while you're at it?
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Tue Jul-08-08 04:59 PM
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16. does that mean we have to throw in "guys" too? |
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Tue Jul-08-08 05:05 PM
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Tue Jul-08-08 05:10 PM
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but it does include "fellows" or "fellas"!
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Tue Jul-08-08 05:05 PM
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17. It's one of my favorite words. Must be a southern thing |
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Tue Jul-08-08 05:06 PM
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19. I'm curious how our southern colloquialisms |
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Tue Jul-08-08 07:42 PM
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22. I guess they think all us southerners are really talking down to them |
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Tue Jul-08-08 05:08 PM
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20. Can we still use "folksy"? |
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Tue Jul-08-08 07:51 PM
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23. Depends on who's saying it |
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I know a lot of people who use "folks" in their daily vocabulary.
I do think all politicians and media talking heads should be banned from saying it, however, as they are almost without exception upper class twits using it solely in an attempt to "identify" with what they perceive to be the simple minded bumpkins who actually use the word "folks." It's very patronizing.
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