New Language use

[fabrisse]

Another one that's bothering me.

Where in the world did "creeper" come from? Someone whose behavior is creepy is a creep. Why the extra syllable? I didn't notice this one before last year -- mostly around Mr. Schuester's actions in the Glee fandom (which I don't see as creepy, but can accept that others do).

And it's jibe (or Britishly gibe) if two things don't mesh, NOT jive. That's a dance. (Yeah, I've done that one before, but I've been seeing it again recently. *sigh*)

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[undauntra.livejournal.com]

Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? :D

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

There you go being all logical. *G*

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about usage of creeper...

May I add one to the list? I've seen people use the phrase "reak havoc" or even "reek havoc." No, people, no.

I've also seen two people I know use the word "concur" when they mean "conquer" but I'm hoping that's some bit of autocorrect tomfoolery.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's WREAK people.

Sorely for Solely is one I came across today.

And a person REINS in his worst tendancies, not REIGNS. It comes from controlling a horse.

*sigh*

I refuse to think about CONCUR for CONQUER.

((hugs))

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Fascinating on the research, but I'm not objecting to using creeper for a type of shoe or even for the stage some babies go through -- though I much prefer the term crawling. I think it's interesting that the one way I know the word "creeper" which is as a colloquialism for a type of waterbug isn't mentioned at all. That's probably why I object to it. A creep is a human being. A creeper, in my experience, is either an object or an insect. *G*

Touching wasn't frowned upon when I went to school. I had teachers hug me when I needed it in high school, so I don't see Will's actions as anything untoward, but I know the zeitgeist has changed.