Champion Rabbit wrote:Treble (when used instead of 'triple').

I know; I'm obsessed.

Why? Because it's archaic, or does it annoy you phonetically?

Tuppence and Thruppence also get you?

Quatermain wrote:

Champion Rabbit wrote:Treble (when used instead of 'triple').

I know; I'm obsessed.

Why? Because it's archaic, or does it annoy you phonetically?

Tuppence and Thruppence also get you?

I don't know; I like (in some circumstances) for things to be exact and distinct.

I like 'treble' to relate to bands of audio signal, and 'triple' to relate to the number three.

I like that.

If the world busied itself for a moment in the sole pursuit of ensuring my happiness then these two words would not be interchangeable.

Tuppence and thruppence are my friends.

"my bad"

Barry Shostakovitch wrote:OK, it's not really a word, but anybody who uses the expression 'LOL' whilst posting onto internet messageboards etc. is a PRICK.

Ooh, then I'm a prick! Though I usually say "lolz" cuz I think it's sillier plus it turns it into a (silly) word rather than an acronym, which it is anyway.

But really it's just a way of expressing mirth. If you read it and think "Are you really laughing out loud? ARE YOU REALLY?" then you're probably putting too much thought into it.


A word I've come to hate in the last week is haemoglobin. It turns my stomach. Just saying it sounds like you have a mouthful of blood.

Champion Rabbit wrote:
I don't know; I like (in some circumstances) for things to be exact and distinct.

I like 'treble' to relate to bands of audio signal, and 'triple' to relate to the number three.

Yes but treble in that context MEANS triple, it's not a malapropism (though admittedly archaic, as mentioned).

In fact, I'd wager a pretty penny that treble in the sense of audio signal has its etymology in the latter definition (treble and triple coming, apparantly, from Latin "triplum" the neuter form of "triplus").

Don't you remember Dastardly going "drat, drat and TREBLE drat!" on Catch the Pigeon?

Warsh

Libary

Probly

Yummy

"Go with"

Quatermain wrote:
Yes but treble in that context MEANS triple, it's not a malapropism (though admittedly archaic, as mentioned).

In fact, I'd wager a pretty penny that treble in the sense of audio signal has its etymology in the latter definition (treble and triple coming, apparantly, from Latin "triplum" the neuter form of "triplus").

Don't you remember Dastardly going "drat, drat and TREBLE drat!" on Catch the Pigeon?

I know that 'treble' to describe a three-related thing is acceptable; it's not a malapropism.

This thread is about words that annoy though, and it REALLY annoys me when people use 'treble' to describe a three-related thing.

There are plenty of things that are acceptable but are at the same time really, really annoying.

I find people who drive huge SUV's around in the city that I live in REALLY, REALLY annoying for example.

It's perfectly legal, but it pisses me off like you wouldn't believe.

Particulary when it's a lone woman talking on her cell-phone/mobile.

It's always a lone woman talking on her mobile.

I seem to have skidded from the tracks...

Bruce wrote:Warsh

I cringe every time I hear that one.

Thanks for letting me vent. I have issues and this thread is very empowering.

Bruce wrote:"Go with"

...you mean in the context of, "can i go with?"? i think this and similar phrases as being wrong is becoming somewhat archaic. don't get me wrong, i'm bothered by it, but i hear it so often that i'm afraid it's going to become acceptable. just because everybody accepts and practices it doesn't make it right though. look at nazi germany for example. we need some kind of allied grammar forces to stop the crazed and ignorant slaughtering of a beautiful language. Maybe I'll start using capitalization on internet message boards as an active step in this diretction.

Also, you guys should take note of this thread for some of these.

I've never liked "no worries." I want to start a new, less forgiving trend:

"Hey, man, you just stepped on my foot!"

"I'm very sorry."

"Worries."


I've just started a new class at DePaul, taught by a supervising Cook County judge with many, many years of experience and schoolin'. He talked a lot on the first day of class. He works in the criminal courts, and the course is about criminality and violence, so he said many shocking things. One of the most shocking things he said was: "irregardless."