What's right in language is subjective of course, but if you use words that are made up or illustrate a lack of understanding of the language you are trying to speak, such as "flustrated", it hinders your ability to effectively communicate as well as your ability to be taken seriously.
You can use blutz and flustrated and destroy the Kings English all you want I guess. It's a free blutzing countryfication after all. Just don't get flustrated when people stop listening. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Raymond Camden <[email protected]>wrote: > > In terms of language, what is "right"? I can say anything I want. > Period. Whether you understand the meaning or not is inconsequential. > Dave is right. Long live blutz and can be move the blutz on please? > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sure they exist. However using a word, such as "truthiness" doesn't make > it > > right. People also say "flustrated", so since it exists, it's a word, it > > doesn't make it right. > > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Dave Watts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > If it were added to a reputable dictionary you would be absolutely > >> correct. > >> > >> And, if it were not, I'd still be correct. This is Linguistics 101 > >> stuff. Dictionaries don't create words, they list the words that are > >> already in use. Words exists before dictionaries recognize them. > >> > >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > >> http://www.figleaf.com/ > >> http://training.figleaf.com/ > >> > >> Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > >> GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > >> instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:348119 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
