Does the term "cutting" bother you?
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geotrice
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"Cutting" also has some negative associations. Every time I read a post which uses "cutting" I immediately think the person is suicidal. Maybe it's just me?
Wouldn't something like "curbing" or "trimming" or "thinning" be just as good?
Wouldn't something like "curbing" or "trimming" or "thinning" be just as good?
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"Cutting" has been used for years in reference to dieting down. When I think of "trimming" or "thinning" i think of hair.
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On here? No, as that's basically what it is...cutting the fat off your body. Now, if they were discussing depression/self-harm, then yes I would be bothered.0
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It's just you.0
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Nope. Because context.0
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I don't love any of the common terms like "cutting," "shredding," etc. Not sure why, they just hit me the wrong way. I never thought about the term in its self-injury meaning, though.0
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Well... English is not my mother tongue, and besides the literal meaning of the word, I first came across with the Self-harm meaning cutting; then I realized that as many English words, it´s a matter of context. I mean, it would be very ugly if 15 posters in a row were (self-harm) cutting, don´t you think?0
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Yeah, no I get that it's a common term. I'm not discounting it. I understand that it's referencing cutting calories from your diet. From that perspective it's fine. Not ideal or precise, in my opinion. But I get it.
But there's another aspect: it's often used as an antonym to "bulking". Bulking implies adding weight or size to the body. I guess, for me, the duality doesn't really hold up between the terms. One is about the changing the body, the other is about changing the diet. Combine that with the unintentional overlap with the unfortunate meaning and it seems a bit problematic. Especially if the focus on "cutting calories" should be done in a healthy way.
Don't mind me...just picking nits. Again maybe it's just me.0 -
no more than my kid talking about cutting a piece of paper.
context, dude.0 -
Oh please. Let's not start that crap.-1
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »no more than my kid talking about cutting a piece of paper.
context, dude.
Right, but cutting a piece of paper is literally what one does to paper. Unless you're cutting a piece of meat with kitchen scissors or cutting a cake you're not really cutting calories, you're removing or reducing them.0 -
kikichewie wrote: »Oh please. Let's not start that crap.
#byefelecia0 -
It doesn't exactly bother me, but I was definitely alarmed the first few times I saw people using the term.0
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »no more than my kid talking about cutting a piece of paper.
context, dude.
Right, but cutting a piece of paper is literally what one does to paper. Unless you're cutting a piece of meat with kitchen scissors or cutting a cake you're not really cutting calories, you're removing or reducing them.
You know that words have different meanings according to context?6 Reduce the amount or quantity of:
buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want
I should cut down my sugar intake
[NO OBJECT]: they’ve cut back on costs
we’re looking to cut down on the use of chemicals
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kikichewie wrote: »Oh please. Let's not start that crap.
Love to know what you mean by that.
OT: doesn't bother me. I understand the difference in meaning and I really think it's a perfectly fine word to use in the context.0 -
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Dreamyriver wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »no more than my kid talking about cutting a piece of paper.
context, dude.
Right, but cutting a piece of paper is literally what one does to paper. Unless you're cutting a piece of meat with kitchen scissors or cutting a cake you're not really cutting calories, you're removing or reducing them.
You know that words have different meanings according to context?6 Reduce the amount or quantity of:
buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want
I should cut down my sugar intake
[NO OBJECT]: they’ve cut back on costs
we’re looking to cut down on the use of chemicals
Oxford Dictionaries
Yes. I am aware of contextual meaning. In the examples you provided the object being cut were also used (costs, sugar, chemicals). "Cutting calories" does not give me the associations of self harm. "Cutting" (by itself) does however, at least initially. I know on these forums the "calories" is implied. But again maybe it's just me.0 -
It makes me think about a song that has nothing to do with self harm. But it doesn't bother me at all.0
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Yeah, no I get that it's a common term. I'm not discounting it. I understand that it's referencing cutting calories from your diet. From that perspective it's fine. Not ideal or precise, in my opinion. But I get it.
But there's another aspect: it's often used as an antonym to "bulking". Bulking implies adding weight or size to the body. I guess, for me, the duality doesn't really hold up between the terms. One is about the changing the body, the other is about changing the diet. Combine that with the unintentional overlap with the unfortunate meaning and it seems a bit problematic. Especially if the focus on "cutting calories" should be done in a healthy way.
Don't mind me...just picking nits. Again maybe it's just me.
They are both about changing the body. Losing fat and some muscle, or adding muscle and some fat... seems like antonyms to me.
I have enough in life to worry about to not worry about something so little.0 -
I usually say I'm "prepping" as when I'm losing weight it's during preparation for a competition. Sounds better to me0
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