[Caayn]

From your sig...

"There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth."

Take it or leave it.

[xohxcdancing]

So apperantly its wrong to have EMOtions. Since EVERYONE does.

[angrycrustacean]

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EMO is still a genre of music, and always will be. You cant label someone EMO!

Oh yes you can. Words take on new meanings all the time. Look at the word "gay". Originally meant happy, but if you call some people gay now you're likely to get a fist in the face.

Protest all you like, but English evolves, and this is just another example of it. You'll survive.

[xohxcdancing]

Gay still means Happy. I believe your trying to refer to homosexuals?

[coldethyl]

So would that mean emos aren't gay...or are they??

[angrycrustacean]

*rubs forehead*

Xo, personally rejecting the common meaning and usage does not support your argument. If you choose to do that, then fine, but don't try to impose your bizarre outdated English on the rest of us, mmk?

Oh, also:

gay /geɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[gey] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb
–adjective
1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.
4. licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
5. homosexual.
6. of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.
–noun
7. a homosexual person, esp. a male.
–adverb
8. in a gay manner.

This post has been edited by angrycrustacean: 05 December 2006 - 07:03 PM

[Raptor]

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EMO is still a genre of music, and always will be. You cant label someone EMO!

Yes, you can. It might be a genre of music, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a clearly defined subculture.

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So apperantly its wrong to have EMOtions. Since EVERYONE does.

Titles that stem from other words rarely have the same definition . Not everyone that 'has emotions' is an emo. Have you ever met a real Goth? No.

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Gay still means Happy. I believe your trying to refer to homosexuals?

EDIT: Oh, before I forget...



Like Christmas all over again.

This post has been edited by Raptor X7: 05 December 2006 - 07:06 PM

[xohxcdancing]

Look it up, EMO is an abbrivation for emotional.

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[angrycrustacean]

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Look it up, EMO is an abbrivation for emotional.

1. So?
2. Where should I look it up? It's not in any respected dictionaries. Urban dictionary, wikipedia, and/or various myspace meme graphics do not count.

[Raptor]

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Look it up, EMO is an abbrivation for emotional.

...and your point is?

The term 'Emo' is a title. The strict definition of the word is irrelevant.

[xohxcdancing]

I found it perfectly fine on dictionary.com
=)

[angrycrustacean]

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I found it perfectly fine on dictionary.com
=)

Yeah, but not in the context you're discussing.

The sole two results:

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Acronym Finder - Cite This Source E&MO

E&MO: in Acronym Finder
Acronym Finder, © 1988-2004 Mountain Data Systems
Acronym Finder - Cite This Source

EMO

EMO: in Acronym Finder
Acronym Finder, © 1988-2004 Mountain Data Systems

[xohxcdancing]

Not my results when I searched it!


"Emo (an abbreviation of "emotionally-driven Hardcore punk") is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that expresses emotions beyond traditional punk's limited emotional palette of alienation and rage."

This post has been edited by xohxcdancing: 05 December 2006 - 07:15 PM

[coldethyl]

Look what I found on dictionary.com:

fruit·less /ˈfrutlɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[froot-lis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
2. bearing no fruit; barren.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see fruit, -less]

—Related forms
fruit·less·ly, adverb
fruit·less·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. futile, unavailing, vain. 2. sterile.
—Antonyms 1. useful, profitable. 2. fertile.

[angrycrustacean]

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Not my results when I searched it!

It's a conspiracy! The lexicographers are out to get you!

Oh t3h noezzz!!!!

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"Emo (an abbreviation of "emotionally-driven Hardcore punk") is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that expresses emotions beyond traditional punk's limited emotional palette of alienation and rage."

Funny how googling that phrase brings up everything but an acceptable dictionary, or even dictionary.com itself.

Not to mention Wiki, which I already discounted.

This post has been edited by angrycrustacean: 05 December 2006 - 07:18 PM