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Post by KelleeM on Apr 8, 2016 8:20:07 GMT
I thought I was seeing things. I was on Yahoo's homepage and there was a video link about three generations of women wearing the same wedding dress...a nice sweet story. The title at the bottom on the screen read "ageless hammy downs." OHMYGOODNESS...have we become so lazy that we can't say hand me downs? It's only one extra letter. In the interest of full disclosure "sammy" for sandwich, "preggers" for pregnant, "pressie" for present and many other words bother me too. I know a lovely woman from New Zealand and she says that living or visiting there would be pure torture for me.
Carry on. I just needed to get that out.
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Post by gar on Apr 8, 2016 8:28:26 GMT
I wonder if it's more likely that the person just doesn't know what the actual words are. It sounds like that so.....
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Post by disneypal on Apr 8, 2016 9:22:24 GMT
I bet they store the hammy down dress in their chester drawer.
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Post by michellegb on Apr 8, 2016 9:22:42 GMT
I thought I was seeing things. I was on Yahoo's homepage and there was a video link about three generations of women wearing the same wedding dress...a nice sweet story. The title at the bottom on the screen read "ageless hammy downs." OHMYGOODNESS...have we become so lazy that we can't say hand me downs? It's only one extra letter. In the interest of full disclosure "sammy" for sandwich, "preggers" for pregnant, "pressie" for present and many other words bother me too. I know a lovely woman from New Zealand and she says that living or visiting there would be pure torture for me. Carry on. I just needed to get that out. I'm right there with you. I hate "baby talk" from adults. It annoys me that it's they try to shorten everything into something cute.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 8, 2016 9:24:05 GMT
I wonder if it's more likely that the person just doesn't know what the actual words are. It sounds like that so..... Then that person should not be writing articles that appear on Yahoo.
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Post by KelleeM on Apr 8, 2016 9:37:41 GMT
I wonder if it's more likely that the person just doesn't know what the actual words are. It sounds like that so..... Then that person should not be writing articles that appear on Yahoo. Sorry if I wasn't clear...the "hammy down dress" title was on the news station video!!!
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Post by gsquaredmom on Apr 8, 2016 11:02:07 GMT
Is "hammy down" the way the women said it ir is it perhaps a regional thing? Was it in quotes?
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Post by shescrafty on Apr 8, 2016 11:12:30 GMT
That is pathetic!
I also abhor "husby." Gross
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 8, 2016 11:19:12 GMT
I agree with you that hammy sounds weird and that hand me down would not be much more difficult to write out. But I will be the lone dissenter in that I do not have the same hate for slang and new forms (or what some call baby talk) of words that most seem to. I think language is fluid and ever changing. We are no longer speaking in Old English, words have new meanings, etc. I am sure that when people started to commonly use "don't" instead of do not it got the same reaction. I think that there is a time and place to use these new forms of words and that you should know your audience. But overall as long as I can understand what you are saying or referring to..they really don't bother me that much.
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Post by jenjie on Apr 8, 2016 11:28:10 GMT
That is pathetic! I also abhor "husby." Gross Husby? Say it ain't so! I don't even like hubby! Never have. I laughed at hammy down but seeing it came from a news source is pitiful.
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Post by tduby1 on Apr 8, 2016 11:34:47 GMT
I wonder if it's more likely that the person just doesn't know what the actual words are. It sounds like that so..... I think that is probably it. I just watched a clip where Kelly Ripa's husband was co hosting with her and told a story about how they are celebrating their 21st anniversary and she asked if he thought they should "renew their vowels". She admitted all these years and she had no idea the word was vows! Blew my mind.
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Post by Peamac on Apr 8, 2016 11:37:01 GMT
I bet they store the hammy down dress in their chester drawer. Maybe even in their chester "draw". "Prolly" not, though. ETA- Am I the only one who pictured something like this, but more coverage of course, since it's a wedding dress.
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 8, 2016 11:45:35 GMT
That is pathetic! I also abhor "husby." Gross Husby? Say it ain't so! I don't even like hubby! Never have. Or even hubs. None of those do I like.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 12:24:39 GMT
I also abhor "husby." Gross Thankfully I've never heard anyone say that. My brother worked as a landscape gardener for years and told me more than once that they had a job cutting 'grass virgins'
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Post by AllieC on Apr 8, 2016 12:56:56 GMT
Australia would be pure torture for you as well LOL. Having said that, hammy down is definitely not something that we would say here. I think it is more misunderstanding what the word actually is.
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Post by bbkeef on Apr 8, 2016 12:57:13 GMT
I bet they store the hammy down dress in their chester drawer. Right next to their rod iron quilt stand
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Post by AllieC on Apr 8, 2016 12:57:29 GMT
Australia would be pure torture for you as well LOL. Having said that, hammy down is definitely not something that we would say here. I think it is more misunderstanding what the word actually is.
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Post by caro on Apr 8, 2016 13:01:57 GMT
That hammy down dress is totes adorbs.
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Post by msliz on Apr 8, 2016 13:03:07 GMT
lainey, what does "grass virgins" mean? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 13:12:27 GMT
(Forehead smack)
Sad. Sad. Sad.
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Post by grinningcat on Apr 8, 2016 13:17:33 GMT
It drives me crazy how little importance some people put on proper use of language, especially in a professional setting (like writing a video headline). I am so tired of the dumbing down of society. Use language correctly or don't use it at all and STFU until you learn how to speak properly.
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Post by scrapsotime on Apr 8, 2016 13:19:21 GMT
Hammy down dress sounds like someone's old pork - similar to Lady GaGa's meat dress.
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Post by magz811 on Apr 8, 2016 13:20:56 GMT
I bet they store the hammy down dress in their chester drawer. Suposably.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Apr 8, 2016 13:22:54 GMT
I bet they store the hammy down dress in their chester drawer. Suposably. ARRRRGGGGG My ears are bleeding!!!!! OMG. That makes me CRAZY!!!!!
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Post by ModChick on Apr 8, 2016 13:23:08 GMT
I wonder if it's more likely that the person just doesn't know what the actual words are. It sounds like that so..... I think that is probably it. I just watched a clip where Kelly Ripa's husband was co hosting with her and told a story about how they are celebrating their 21st anniversary and she asked if he thought they should "renew their vowels". She admitted all these years and she had no idea the word was vows! Blew my mind. No!!! How can you not know that??? Especially since she's married. Wow.
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Post by gar on Apr 8, 2016 13:57:02 GMT
lainey, what does "grass virgins" mean? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk I assume its meant to be grass verges.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 13:57:17 GMT
I wonder if the preserve it in a cedar smoke box.
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Post by gar on Apr 8, 2016 13:58:04 GMT
I wonder if it's more likely that the person just doesn't know what the actual words are. It sounds like that so..... Then that person should not be writing articles that appear on Yahoo. True.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 13:59:22 GMT
lainey , what does "grass virgins" mean? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk He meant verges but thought the word was virgins!
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Post by gar on Apr 8, 2016 14:00:32 GMT
Then that person should not be writing articles that appear on Yahoo. Sorry if I wasn't clear...the "hammy down dress" title was on the news station video!!! I just didn't read it properly KelleeM, my error:smile:
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