I wasn't thinking of the "ista". I was thinking of Dr. Richard Fagerlund, I guess. I just like to add "ae" to stuff sometimes.
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2008: "...and the horse you rode in on."
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Christmukkah, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Oh, and 2008? Don't think we've forgotten about you.
javachik - Jan 03, 2009 9:57:38 am PST #194 of 381
Our wings are not tired.
Laga - Jan 03, 2009 10:07:34 am PST #195 of 381
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I just like to add "ae" to stuff sometimes.
yeah, me too. I'm not sure if I saw it in print first but I have been writing "buffistae". It doesn't bug me, much as I'm not overly annoyed by the greek/latin hybrid "polyamory". To me it flows better than polyphilia (which sounds like a perversion) or multiamory (which sounds like the goal is proliferation).
Aren't there other hybrid words in common usage? Why isn't it OK for us to combine root languages to make new words? If this discussion doesn't belong in Goodbye & Good Riddance I'd love to continue it elsewhere.
DavidS - Jan 03, 2009 10:14:13 am PST #196 of 381
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Aren't there other hybrid words in common usage?
"Television" is a greek/latin hybrid.
Hil R. - Jan 03, 2009 10:18:00 am PST #197 of 381
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
As is "automobile." And both "heterosexual" and "homosexual."
Laga - Jan 03, 2009 10:48:14 am PST #198 of 381
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
yay! I'm so glad. I love mixing un-mixy things.
Beverly - Jan 03, 2009 12:29:34 pm PST #199 of 381
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I don't recall if there was a big discussion. I seem to recall that we consensed, and it may have been because r_liz felt so adamantly about it. I just know I have a kneejerk "wrong!" now, when I see it used, which speaks, I'm sure, more to my suggestibility than to any correctness or incorrectness. I.E. I got no dog in this hunt. I merely recall and report.
After due diligence and cogitation, I can categorically state that I'm unable to discuss 2008, and further, I may never be. Suffice it to say, it's history. I'm looking forward.
libkitty - Jan 03, 2009 7:30:19 pm PST #200 of 381
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Wow.
Beverly - Jan 04, 2009 12:02:29 am PST #201 of 381
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Um, was that unduly harsh? I meant it as funny-stuffy. Like, you know, Wesley on Buffy, before he was cool on Angel. Sorry.
Theodosia - Jan 04, 2009 2:54:51 am PST #202 of 381
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I think "Buffistae" is cute, and wouldn't condemn anyone for using it, but the plural will always be BuffistaS in my heart.
Fay - Jan 04, 2009 3:48:08 am PST #203 of 381
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Oh dear...I'm starting to worry about whether or not the Secret Santa gift I posted to the States has got lost in the mail. I was a bit nervous, because I didn't send it by recorded delivery or whatever. Hmm. Still, I think I sent it around the 20th, so I'm not going to start freaking out yet, because that's only, what a fortnight or so.
But, possibly, I may need to send a second Secret Santa gift. We'll see. Wish me Postal Service -ma!