Dweller of Parables Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I love my cat.My cat loves cat food.So I love cat food as well? We will now discuss pointless words.What is a pointless word for you?Ex: Some people think dinosaur is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 what but you have no negs in your most recent page of reps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweller of Parables Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 what but you have no negs in your most recent page of reps!! omg people removed their +1 from my rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 those monsters dinosaurs! see you can use dinosaurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 This topic reminds me of that Twilight Zone where this guy's just there and suddenly people start using the wrong word for things, like saying "dinosaur" instead of "lunch", and in the end he can't understand anything and needs to relearn everything from a children's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweller of Parables Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I remember watching something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 The most pointless word in the world is "pointy". [/thread] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Chrono Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 @Mindscatter, If something is pointy then it has a point, and thus is not pointless... I never understood why words like hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia are so long. Don't you think they can find something shorter... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyire Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Don't get me started. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis lung disease ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 They are COMPOUNDS, guys. The longest world in the world that is NOT a compound is disestablishmentarianism (antidisestablishmentarianism is not good because "anti" is a compound). And I still think "pointy" is pointless.Reason: the word "sharp" exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 And I still think "pointy" is pointless.Reason: the word "sharp" exists. "Sharp" is more extreme than "pointy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 The idea is that nobody uses "pointy" anymore. Not in real life, not here. Same with "fetch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Zemmiphobia - to be scared of the naked mole rat.Yeah.....Explanations needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I am scared by any rat type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 But there's a difference between just being scared and a phobia.And have you ever seen such a naked mole rat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I've seen a rat with no hair once. But how the fu*k could I tell whether if he is blind or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 They don't really look like rats. They look like a sausage with teeth and small eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Ow...are you sure 99% of the human beings don't have Zemmiphobia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (antidisestablishmentarianism is not good because "anti" is a compound). So is "dis". The English language has too many synonyms. Most of them could easily be replaced. by let's say' date=' doubleplusgood.[/s'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (antidisestablishmentarianism is not good because "anti" is a compound). So is "dis". The English language has too many synonyms. Most of them could easily be replaced. by let's say' date=' doubleplusgood.[/s'] It's also far too verbose. With proper language alterations, the entire Declaration of Independence could be replaced by a single ten-letter word. Naturally, that word is CRIMETHINK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Ow...are you sure 99% of the human beings don't have Zemmiphobia? 99.99%3 known cases and they have an own word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (antidisestablishmentarianism is not good because "anti" is a compound). So is "dis". The English language has too many synonyms. Most of them could easily be replaced. by let's say' date=' doubleplusgood.[/s'] It's also far too verbose. With proper language alterations, the entire Declaration of Independence could be replaced by a single ten-letter word. Naturally, that word is CRIMETHINK. Or a twelve-letter word, depending on what edition you're using. In this case, THOUGHTCRIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 by let's say' date=' doubleplusgood.[/s'] YCMODS ARE INGSOC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (antidisestablishmentarianism is not good because "anti" is a compound). So is "dis". The English language has too many synonyms. Most of them could easily be replaced. by let's say' date=' doubleplusgood.[/s'] It's also far too verbose. With proper language alterations, the entire Declaration of Independence could be replaced by a single ten-letter word. Naturally, that word is CRIMETHINK. Or a twelve-letter word, depending on what edition you're using. In this case, THOUGHTCRIME. The new edition only uses ten letters. You're not an oldthinker, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (antidisestablishmentarianism is not good because "anti" is a compound). So is "dis". The English language has too many synonyms. Most of them could easily be replaced. by let's say' date=' doubleplusgood.[/s'] It's also far too verbose. With proper language alterations, the entire Declaration of Independence could be replaced by a single ten-letter word. Naturally, that word is CRIMETHINK. Or a twelve-letter word, depending on what edition you're using. In this case, THOUGHTCRIME. I think the edition is normed? Does this also contain the secret card on the back?Or am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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