There was an article in the Tribune about Old Speak vs. New Speak. Some of them are pretty good, like "losing season" vs. "rebuilding year." That's the ongoing saga of our Chicago Cubs!
Troop pullout...Redeployment
Reinforcements...Troop surge
Adult diapers...Discreet active wear
Taking job applications...Holding a hiring event
Problems...Challenges
Strong...Robust
Yes...Absolutely
Change...Recalibration
Employees...Associates
Rerun...Encore presentation
To investigate...To drill down
Telemarketing pitch...Courtesy call
Important...Mission-critical
Decrease...Negative growth
Layoffs...Realignment program
Mercenaries...Security contractors
TV show...Special television event
Phys ed, or gym...Kinetic wellness class
Imaginative...Outside the box
Pregame show...Game-day breakdown
Subject to change...Conditions-based
Used car...Pre-loved (or driven) vehicle
Losing season...Rebuilding year
January 28, 2013, 23:58
Geoff
I thought discreet active wear was a condom.
I see "pre-owned car" more than pre loved or pre-driven." Since "pre" means "before," if the car has yet to be owned/loved/driven, isn't it new? False advertising!
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
January 29, 2013, 05:53
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Generally the junks I buy are spree-driven.
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January 29, 2013, 15:35
Tom
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Originally posted by Geoff: I thought discreet active wear was a condom.
I see "pre-owned car" more than pre loved or pre-driven." Since "pre" means "before," if the car has yet to be owned/loved/driven, isn't it new? False advertising!
hahaha....I never thought of that before. Hey, does anyone want to buy a pre-new flying car? (I think I just sell someone the idea of one that hasn't been built yet.)
January 29, 2013, 18:57
<Proofreader>
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Hey, does anyone want to buy a pre-new flying car? (I think I just sell someone the idea of one that hasn't been built yet.)
Originally posted by Geoff: Since "pre" means "before," if the car has yet to be owned/loved/driven, isn't it new? False advertising!
The OED says "pre" means "With verbs, or participial adjectives and verbal nouns derived from them, in sense ‘fore-, before, previously, in advance’." So I think we're ok.
January 30, 2013, 20:33
Kalleh
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I see "pre-owned car" more than pre loved or pre-driven."
I got this from an article. I added "pre-driven" because that's what I see; I also see "pre-owned" a lot. I have not seen "pre-loved." It seems a little stupid to me because I have never loved any of my cars. But I suppose some people do love their cars. I am just not that into cars.
I often use Google hits to get an idea of the use of words: "pre-owned" gets 38 M hits; "pre-driven" gets 111 M hits; "pre-loved" gets 35 M. The latter surprises me. I wonder if there is an area of the country that uses "pre-loved." What about those of you in England? What is your euphemism for a used car? (BTW, "used cars" gets 643 M hits).
January 31, 2013, 05:33
Geoff
I'm surprised nobody's using après-possessed.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti