Words: Jay or Nay Friday

grimo1re · 09-21-2007, 02:48 AM

Jay: feature creep. Should be self explanatory with this crowd.

Nay: czar. This week I saw in some paper a bit about Google's 'click fraud czar'. This word needs to be deleted urgently.

(Please note: I like the *phrase* feature creep, not necessarily the concept)

zelda_pinwheel · 05-09-2008, 09:24 PM

this thread was in the "similar threads" list on one of the [US] threads o' the day. it's old, i know, but today is friday after all (well, technically for me it's been saturday for several hours already), and i like it.

i have to go to bed 3 hours ago so i will leave you all to blackball and incense words as you see fit, and i'll be back to check on you in the morning. (well, later in the morning. or more like early afternoon probably).

*nota : for the hypothetical one person confused by random associations of "silent bob", the original poster being from the netherlands, i beleive "jay" is pronounced "yay" and means the opposite of nay.

zelda_pinwheel · 05-10-2008, 09:55 AM

oh now really, you had *hours*, and no-one could come up with anything ??? meta-threads about the words they contain are all the rage this week !

well i'll try to start you off... let's see...

jay : squirrel. Should be self explanatory with this crowd. (

)

nay : "cheesy" i read this somewhere recently and it grated (ar ar ar !!) on my nerves. its principal merit seems to be that it actually embodies an example of its definition.

Taylor514ce · 05-10-2008, 01:21 PM

Ja: avatamare.

Nein: the phrase "at the end of the day", meaning "finally" or, "when all is said and done". It has spread like kudzu among business people and professional "presenters" worldwide. The book "The Raw Shark Texts" even claims that it is an intentional word virus released with mysterious intent. Stop saying it.

zelda_pinwheel · 05-10-2008, 01:31 PM

i knew i could count on you... (cinq, six, sept...)

vivaldirules · 05-10-2008, 01:40 PM

jay: "henceforth", or, if that sounds too stuffy for you, "in the future" or even "from now on".

nyet: "going forward", a blithering idiot who is either a business executive or a business consultant is responsible for this idiocy, I'm certain. You can add to this a never-ending list of similar business-gibberish which I don't wish to mention. Sorry, I've had up to HERE with this kind of new-speak by these fools.

Sorry. Coming down now. Watch out below!

zelda_pinwheel · 05-10-2008, 01:42 PM

bravo.

Sparrow · 05-10-2008, 03:46 PM

Jay: 'shingle' for the pebbles on the beach - it's just so perfectly onomatopoeic; it's a one-word poem

Nay: 'literally' when it is misused.

badgoodDeb · 05-10-2008, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

"at the end of the day"

Now you've got me humming the song from Les Miz.

HarryT · 05-11-2008, 03:50 AM

There was a period during which all British newsreaders used to say "at this moment in time", when they actually meant "now". Used to drive me up the wall

. Luckily it seems to have fallen out of fashion again at this moment in time

.

montsnmags · 05-11-2008, 06:02 AM

Jay: Ramekin. This is a beautiful, lovely, magic, superstellar word which slides around the mouth like a cool panacotta and should be used by all the peoples of the world to describe an equally beautiful, lovely, magic or superstellar moment (as in "Oh, look, falling star...how extraordinarily ramekin). Also, crème brûlée (I rest my case).

Nay: "Everyone's talking about..." by newsreaders. I'm not talking about it. If I am not talking about it, everyone is not talking about it. If you say it, you are an idiot and if you say it again I will track you down and give you a pepper-spray enema.

Cheers,
Marc

Taylor514ce · 05-13-2008, 03:11 PM

Jay: emotifaction
Nay: verbing of nouns

examples: Let's spa today. Bottom-line this for me. Let's breakfast at Hank's. Action that for later and move on. Pencil me in.

zelda_pinwheel · 05-13-2008, 03:30 PM

"action that" ?? da : nyet.

Taylor514ce · 05-13-2008, 05:21 PM

Yes, meaning "we will develop a plan for handling that issue". I have someone I do business with regularly who always uses "Action" as a verb, to which I always reply "Action this", but he doesn't get the point, perhaps because he cannot see the accompanying descriptive gesture. (I work at home, what used to be called "telecommuting".)

zelda_pinwheel · 05-13-2008, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Yes, meaning "we will develop a plan for handling that issue". I have someone I do business with regularly who always uses "Action" as a verb, to which I always reply "Action this", but he doesn't get the point, perhaps because he cannot see the accompanying descriptive gesture. (I work at home, what used to be called "telecommuting".)

"action THIS" pfff hehehe !

09-21-2007, 02:48 AM	#1
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	Words: Jay or Nay Friday Jay: feature creep. Should be self explanatory with this crowd. Nay: czar. This week I saw in some paper a bit about Google's 'click fraud czar'. This word needs to be deleted urgently. (Please note: I like the phrase feature creep, not necessarily the concept)

05-10-2008, 09:55 AM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	oh now really, you had hours, and no-one could come up with anything ??? meta-threads about the words they contain are all the rage this week ! well i'll try to start you off... let's see... jay : squirrel. Should be self explanatory with this crowd. () nay : "cheesy" i read this somewhere recently and it grated (ar ar ar !!) on my nerves. its principal merit seems to be that it actually embodies an example of its definition.

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05-09-2008, 09:24 PM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	this thread was in the "similar threads" list on one of the [US] threads o' the day. it's old, i know, but today is friday after all (well, technically for me it's been saturday for several hours already), and i like it. i have to go to bed 3 hours ago so i will leave you all to blackball and incense words as you see fit, and i'll be back to check on you in the morning. (well, later in the morning. or more like early afternoon probably). *nota : for the hypothetical one person confused by random associations of "silent bob", the original poster being from the netherlands, i beleive "jay" is pronounced "yay" and means the opposite of nay.

05-10-2008, 01:21 PM	#4
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Ja: avatamare. Nein: the phrase "at the end of the day", meaning "finally" or, "when all is said and done". It has spread like kudzu among business people and professional "presenters" worldwide. The book "The Raw Shark Texts" even claims that it is an intentional word virus released with mysterious intent. Stop saying it.

05-10-2008, 01:31 PM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i knew i could count on you... (cinq, six, sept...)

05-10-2008, 01:40 PM	#6
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	jay: "henceforth", or, if that sounds too stuffy for you, "in the future" or even "from now on". nyet: "going forward", a blithering idiot who is either a business executive or a business consultant is responsible for this idiocy, I'm certain. You can add to this a never-ending list of similar business-gibberish which I don't wish to mention. Sorry, I've had up to HERE with this kind of new-speak by these fools. Sorry. Coming down now. Watch out below!

05-10-2008, 01:42 PM	#7
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	bravo.

05-10-2008, 03:46 PM	#8
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Jay: 'shingle' for the pebbles on the beach - it's just so perfectly onomatopoeic; it's a one-word poem Nay: 'literally' when it is misused.

05-11-2008, 03:50 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	There was a period during which all British newsreaders used to say "at this moment in time", when they actually meant "now". Used to drive me up the wall . Luckily it seems to have fallen out of fashion again at this moment in time .

05-11-2008, 06:02 AM	#11
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Jay: Ramekin. This is a beautiful, lovely, magic, superstellar word which slides around the mouth like a cool panacotta and should be used by all the peoples of the world to describe an equally beautiful, lovely, magic or superstellar moment (as in "Oh, look, falling star...how extraordinarily ramekin). Also, crème brûlée (I rest my case). Nay: "Everyone's talking about..." by newsreaders. I'm not talking about it. If I am not talking about it, everyone is not talking about it. If you say it, you are an idiot and if you say it again I will track you down and give you a pepper-spray enema. Cheers, Marc

05-13-2008, 03:11 PM	#12
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Jay: emotifaction Nay: verbing of nouns examples: Let's spa today. Bottom-line this for me. Let's breakfast at Hank's. Action that for later and move on. Pencil me in.

05-13-2008, 03:30 PM	#13
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	"action that" ?? da : nyet.

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05-13-2008, 05:21 PM	#14
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Yes, meaning "we will develop a plan for handling that issue". I have someone I do business with regularly who always uses "Action" as a verb, to which I always reply "Action this", but he doesn't get the point, perhaps because he cannot see the accompanying descriptive gesture. (I work at home, what used to be called "telecommuting".)