On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Michael Torrie<[email protected]> wrote: > Well on the subject of language garbage, recently the word "fail" has > been used in ever-increasing ridiculous ways. Such as "epic fail" or > "you fail" and other such nonsense. Reminds one of the stereotypical > foreigner struggling with English verbs. It's definitely ignorant. Ahh > well. Guess I gotta yell at kids on my lawn as well.
Using the word "fail" inappropriately is a fad and will (we hope) pass. "Here, here" is a misunderstanding that's becoming increasingly widespread. I fear we may be stuck with it, but I continue to fight the good fight irrespective of the potential for victory. -Dan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
