Author Topic: Yet another problem with "Crosswords" (Read 5747 times)

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #15 on:** September 25, 2007, 05:24:34 PM »

[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'164780\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 04:43 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'164768\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 03:21 PM\']
[quote name=\'HYHYBT\' post=\'164765\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 12:03 PM\']
Words mean what people use them to mean;
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This is the most depressing thing I have read in a very long time.
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Depressing, but absolutely true. That's how it's been for as long as there's been language.
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There's nothing depressing about it. Unless you're a member of some sect that believes all language to have been handed down from some higher power, at some point every word was a coinage. Even "coinage."

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #16 on:** September 25, 2007, 05:32:52 PM »

Reading Language Log for a few years has greatly tempered my prescriptivism. My only big holdout is using phrases that cause confusion among those who are still using the "correct" counterparts. If you tell me someone is literally begging the question, please don't mean that they're figuratively raising the question. Or I will strangle you.

Figuratively.

TLEberle · « **Reply #17 on:** September 25, 2007, 10:19:26 PM »

[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'164784\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 02:24 PM\'][quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'164780\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 04:43 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'164768\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 03:21 PM\'][quote name=\'HYHYBT\' post=\'164765\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 12:03 PM\']Words mean what people use them to mean;
[/quote]This is the most depressing thing I have read in a very long time.[/quote]Depressing, but absolutely true. That's how it's been for as long as there's been language.[/quote]There's nothing depressing about it. Unless you're a member of some sect that believes all language to have been handed down from some higher power, at some point every word was a coinage. Even "coinage."[/quote]Except that there's a difference between coining a word because none exists to express what could not be stated briefly, and abusing the language because you're too lazy to do it right.

After all, what's to stop me from saying "Fooga whoppity spirinkety dooba doo, chumble spuzz" the next time someone asks me a question. After all, the words mean what I used them to mean, it's just that you don't know what I used them for.

Language is the currency of ideas, and should be treated as such.

urbanpreppie05 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 27, 2007, 12:34:06 PM »

Watching Crosswords on Monday while I fought a nasty cold, I just couldn't help but be underwhelmed by the whole show. Ty's ok, the set is nice, and I like the idea and concept of the game, but the mid-70's payouts and the spoiler 'swoop-in-at-the-end' potential (which happened monday BTW) just doesn't do it for me.

/I flipped between this and Stuart Saves his Family

clemon79 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 27, 2007, 12:41:26 PM »

[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'164927\' date=\'Sep 27 2007, 09:34 AM\']
Ty's ok, the set is nice, and I like the idea and concept of the game,
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Ty grates on me. And the basic concept, that of solving crossword clues for money, is good, but the execution is garbage. I mean, sniping effect aside, the best they could do was "Here's the next clue?"

Neumms · « **Reply #20 on:** September 27, 2007, 05:56:50 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'164928\' date=\'Sep 27 2007, 11:41 AM\']
Ty grates on me.
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Boy, me too. I'd only seen promos for his talk show on SoapNet (I went through a "Dallas" phase a while back) but I didn't figure he'd be such a grinning idiot. After all, he'd done a talk show.

Yet. . . he's still not the worst new game show host this fall.

MikeK · « **Reply #21 on:** September 27, 2007, 06:24:53 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'164928\' date=\'Sep 27 2007, 12:41 PM\']
Ty grates on me. And the basic concept, that of solving crossword clues for money, is good, but the execution is garbage. I mean, sniping effect aside, the best they could do was "Here's the next clue?"[/quote]
Ty comes across as plastic. In addition to the next clue line, Ty continually uses the "spoilers are lurking in the shadows" line and the whole Crossword Extra spiel, among others. At least Rossi has some variety in his lines every now and then.

Jay Temple · « **Reply #22 on:** September 27, 2007, 10:46:51 PM »

[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'164927\' date=\'Sep 27 2007, 11:34 AM\']/I flipped between this and Stuart Saves his Family
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Now that's bad.
/I tried to watch that movie when it hit the video stores. I couldn't finish it.

clemon79 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 27, 2007, 11:33:17 PM »

[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'164981\' date=\'Sep 27 2007, 07:46 PM\']
/I tried to watch that movie when it hit the video stores. I couldn't finish it.
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At least he didn't pay for it!

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #24 on:** September 28, 2007, 06:44:10 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'164814\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 10:19 PM\']
After all, what's to stop me from saying "Fooga whoppity spirinkety dooba doo, chumble spuzz" the next time someone asks me a question. After all, the words mean what I used them to mean, it's just that you don't know what I used them for.
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Hey, if it catches on, I'm fine with it. But quit calling me "chumble spuzz."