6478 () ⚠️ HIGH ENERGY⚠️ posted 151 days ago by TrumpFortyFive 151 days ago by TrumpFortyFive +6479 / -1 381 comments share 381 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (381) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 18 ▼ – Phil_DeGraves 18 points 151 days ago +25 / -7 it would have much more impact than Thank you for NOT using the irritating non-word "impactful"! permalink save report block reply ▲ 7 ▼ – PresidentialRex 7 points 151 days ago +7 / -0 Irregardless, words aren’t words until they’re used enough that they are. A whole nother point is that I’m trying to think of a third irritating non-word. Maybe I’ll just drink an expresso to get my thinker tickin’. Also overwhelmed is not a word. But everyone uses it. That’s a bonus word! permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – zooty 2 points 151 days ago +2 / -0 "Overwhelmed" has an etymology going back to at least the 16th century so you might want to reconsider that statement. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – PresidentialRex 2 points 151 days ago +2 / -0 Whelmed means overcome, so it’s redundant. Even if it’s been used for hundreds of years. And that just proves my point of it’s only a non-word until it’s used enough. permalink parent save report block reply
Thank you for NOT using the irritating non-word "impactful"!
Irregardless, words aren’t words until they’re used enough that they are.
A whole nother point is that I’m trying to think of a third irritating non-word.
Maybe I’ll just drink an expresso to get my thinker tickin’.
Also overwhelmed is not a word. But everyone uses it. That’s a bonus word!
"Overwhelmed" has an etymology going back to at least the 16th century so you might want to reconsider that statement.
Whelmed means overcome, so it’s redundant. Even if it’s been used for hundreds of years. And that just proves my point of it’s only a non-word until it’s used enough.