Does the term "cutting" bother you?
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3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »What's wrong with you, Bro?
Really... what's wrong?
It's Friday night and were all on an Internet forum. Whatever's wrong, we all got it.
Your 8 month old is cutting a tooth too, huh?
ETA - Damn autocorrect.
Using the verb to cut in Cutting a tooth is like cutting calories. It's fine.
The problem, for me, only appears if you say cutting without a specified object.
No, I mean literally, I'm awake and on the internet right now because my 8 month old is cutting a tooth and not sleeping.
Cutting a tooth or the gums?0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »What's wrong with you, Bro?
Really... what's wrong?
It's Friday night and were all on an Internet forum. Whatever's wrong, we all got it.
Your 8 month old is cutting a tooth too, huh?
ETA - Damn autocorrect.
Using the verb to cut in Cutting a tooth is like cutting calories. It's fine.
The problem, for me, only appears if you say cutting without a specified object.
No, I mean literally, I'm awake and on the internet right now because my 8 month old is cutting a tooth and not sleeping.
Cutting a tooth or the gums?
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3dogsrunning wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »What's wrong with you, Bro?
Really... what's wrong?
It's Friday night and were all on an Internet forum. Whatever's wrong, we all got it.
Your 8 month old is cutting a tooth too, huh?
ETA - Damn autocorrect.
Using the verb to cut in Cutting a tooth is like cutting calories. It's fine.
The problem, for me, only appears if you say cutting without a specified object.
Unless that specified object is your hair. I think I figured out why you, specifically, have a negative connotation with the word cut.0 -
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3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »What's wrong with you, Bro?
Really... what's wrong?
It's Friday night and were all on an Internet forum. Whatever's wrong, we all got it.
Your 8 month old is cutting a tooth too, huh?
ETA - Damn autocorrect.
Using the verb to cut in Cutting a tooth is like cutting calories. It's fine.
The problem, for me, only appears if you say cutting without a specified object.
No, I mean literally, I'm awake and on the internet right now because my 8 month old is cutting a tooth and not sleeping.
Cutting a tooth or the gums?
I believe the common phrase is cutting a tooth or cutting teeth. Is this another objectionable usage?0 -
Mildly. If you were talking to someone, maybe a stranger or loose acquaintance, and you say, "I'm cutting again." What does that person think you're doing again? What someone says that you should start cutting? The meaning is derived solely by context, because the word cut it used so vaguely. Wouldn't a word that specifically means to cut calories be useful? That's all I'm saying.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »What's wrong with you, Bro?
Really... what's wrong?
It's Friday night and were all on an Internet forum. Whatever's wrong, we all got it.
Your 8 month old is cutting a tooth too, huh?
ETA - Damn autocorrect.
Using the verb to cut in Cutting a tooth is like cutting calories. It's fine.
The problem, for me, only appears if you say cutting without a specified object.
No, I mean literally, I'm awake and on the internet right now because my 8 month old is cutting a tooth and not sleeping.
Cutting a tooth or the gums?
I believe the common phrase is cutting a tooth or cutting teeth. Is this another objectionable usage?
Sure. Add it to the list. Ha.0 -
Mildly. If you were talking to someone, maybe a stranger or loose acquaintance, and you say, "I'm cutting again." What does that person think you're doing again? What someone says that you should start cutting? The meaning is derived solely by context, because the word cut it used so vaguely. Wouldn't a word that specifically means to cut calories be useful? That's all I'm saying.
Except I've found a lot of people don't just randomly talk about cuts and bulks with strangers or random acquaintances, and usually talk in those terms with people that they know who share the same interest in that regard.0 -
What about driving? Do you have deep emotional problems brought on by the ambiguous use of driving?0
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PikaKnight wrote: »
Ha! The problem there isn't with the word cut but rather the word final.0 -
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Yup. Especially if he was on a car forum.0 -
Yup. Especially if he was on a car forum.
Or a golf forum. Or a hammer and nail forum. Or cattle forum.0 -
PikaKnight wrote: »
Mildly. If you were talking to someone, maybe a stranger or loose acquaintance, and you say, "I'm cutting again." What does that person think you're doing again? What someone says that you should start cutting? The meaning is derived solely by context, because the word cut it used so vaguely. Wouldn't a word that specifically means to cut calories be useful? That's all I'm saying.
Except I've found a lot of people don't just randomly talk about cuts and bulks with strangers or random acquaintances, and usually talk in those terms with people that they know who share the same interest in that regard.
Maybe because using those terms with people outside of the MFP community would not understand or misinterpret the meaning? So now imagine the new people on the forums. Unfamiliar with community's assumed meaning they too could misinterpret the meaning. And if the meaning is self harm, you don't see a problem? If say a person is overweight, depressed, and looking for help to lose weight and then they see people using the term cutting, you're telling me you can't possibly see how that could be a problem? Or at the very least uninviting to the community?0 -
So that's your problem; cutting has more than one meaning? How about bulk and drop? I'm now waiting for you to get het up about suicide.
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Jimmy Fallon should write a thank you note.. for the word cutting!
It will be along the lines as the one he did on ceiling fans having two speeds!0
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