If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
Hello my friend,
What a conundrum I have over this question, it reminds me of a poem I wrote sometime ago;
http://www.kimlouisepoems.com/
⬆️to find more of my poetry , granted website in dire need of an upgrade, which is on a list of must dos, somewhere
I am passionate about words, yes even the bad ones (swear and slang). Words are an expression of how we feel. Maybe a person doesn’t use words the way you do, fine, there could be many reasons, from the type of schooling received to area they live, people they mix with. So many factors involved around speech and language, please don’t confuse those two previous factors with actual WORDS.
Words are fascinating and I don’t think any should be banned, there is a rich history behind the words we speak, and shockingly some of the words we classify as awful swear words originated as medical terminology such as it was. I would never ban a word because that means we lose part of our heritage….
Baboonery: foolishness; stupidity; nonsense
Gardyloo: used in medieval Edinburgh as a warning cry when it was customary to throw slops from the windows into the streets
Gadzooks: mild oath
Whippersnapper: a young person considered to be presumptuous or overconfident
Chicken-headed. Ignorant, foolish
Nefarious: Wicked, villainous, despicable.
Just an example of some wonderful words that have or are slowly disappearing from the English Language. People think should, could, would, why and yeah, plus hundreds of slang words should disappear, I don’t agree, words are like pearls the more you learn the more you want to learn. Like Pearls of Wisdom.
I am even pro swear words for the simple reason the history that they carry, some traceable to Egyptian and Sanskrit so thousands of years. Don’t worry I won’t start swearing today , yes I promise.🤞🏻.
People have been swearing since language evolved. This has been checked with those awful things called statistics with evidence suggesting 58% of the population swears “sometimes” or “often” and less than 10% of the population report “never” or “rarely” swearing.
Wow now that’s a good short word so rather than ban a word why not learn a word a day that will give you appreciation for this wonderful world and our beautiful language whatever language that may be 😀
This is from Dictionary.com
WORD OF THE DAY KISMET
- kiz-met,
- noun
- fate; destiny. (Meaning)
- First recorded in 1840–50.
- Comes from Turkish ultimately from Arabic qisma, qismat-, meaning “division, portion, lot, fate.”
- Although a term from Islam, kismet is popularly used to refer to something that one believes was meant to be or the reason why such a thing happened.
EXAMPLES OF KISMET
- The unexpected encounter with an old friend at the airport felt like kismet.
- As he stood on the stage, delivering his award-winning speech, he couldn’t help but feel that kismet had guided him to this moment.
Well at this point if you have read all this well done. 👏. I hope you understand where my passion is coming from
Words,
Come so easy to me.
I think you understand,
Yes you see.
Expression of words,
Is an art we must keep.
Don’t shut your eyes,
Yes I see ignorance creep..
Kim-Louise 2024
What do I mean – if we don’t learn we can plead we didn’t know, which is pleading ignorance, so don’t lose the elusive words learn a new word a day.
Sorry daily prompt I did the opposite of what you asked
Well I have to go
Sending smiles across the miles
Kim-Louise
Bucket of Smiles 