Polyamory is wrong

[niftyshellshock]

Seriously, guys.

It's either multiamory or polyphilia.

But mixing Greek and Latin roots? That's just plain wrong.

[Katja]

Seriously, guys.

It's either multiamory or polyphilia.

But mixing Greek and Latin roots? That's just plain wrong.
The prefix 'poly' is placed before words which originated in many other languages as well as words which orginated in English itself. There is nothing wrong with that as long as the meaning is clear.

Mixing more than one language to create a word is perfectly acceptable, and it is rather pedantic to suggest otherwise. It shows the ability of language to adapt and move on and become enriched.

[Darkside2009]

The English language itself is a mix of ingredients, including, Latin; Greek; German; French; Norse; Saxon etc. It is part of the rich fabric of our language, and continues to add new words to its lexicon, just as old words fall out of use or favour.

I personally hate the expression, grow the business, rather than increase or expand the business, unfortunately, it seems to be a trend to use it now.

I'm sure they do it just to annoy me.lol

[softfruit]

It's just an achingly weak joke, helped along by the way the second option sounds enough like 'polyfilla'

[Pasadenacpl2]

Seriously, guys.

It's either multiamory or polyphilia.

But mixing Greek and Latin roots? That's just plain wrong.

I was all ready to defend polyamory..LOL. polyfillia sounds far too much like pedophilia and we already have idiots trying to connect the two.

I happen to think polyamory is great, when done right.


Pasa

[tenni]

polyfillia sounds like something that you do to fill cracks in walls..(Polyfil is a name brand here):bigrin::tong:

[dickhand]

Gee whiz , what's next ? The cyber ruler across the knuckles ?

[shroderdog]

Gee whiz , what's next ? The cyber ruler across the knuckles ?

I know people that would pay good money for that

[Diva667]

My answer to this is contained in Stephen Frye's video (http://youtu.be/J7E-aoXLZGY)

:bigrin:;):bigrin:

[**Peg**]

I know people that would pay good money for that

I'm sure there are a lot of people who would pay good money for that too.



Gee whiz , what's next ? The cyber ruler across the knuckles ?

signed: the cyber-ruler wielding, knuckle-smacking editor (retired, but not too tired to correct bad grammar).

thanks for the opening, dickhand, I've been wanting to do that for a long time and shroderdog, it's nothing personal: you're in good company here, lots of people make the same mistake(s). :bigrin:

[Hephaestion]

polyfillia sounds like something that you do to fill cracks in walls..(Polyfil is a name brand here):bigrin::tong:

In the UK it's "Polyfilla"

Care needed - an innocent might well find themselves redocorating instead of getting laid.

[tenni]

oh..you are correct Heph....polyfilla...we just shorten it from the brand name..or my mind does that.;)

[shroderdog]

I'm sure there are a lot of people who would pay good money for that too.




signed: the cyber-ruler wielding, knuckle-smacking editor (retired, but not too tired to correct bad grammar).

thanks for the opening, dickhand, I've been wanting to do that for a long time and shroderdog, it's nothing personal: you're in good company here, lots of people make the same mistake(s). :bigrin:

oh good! youranother person I can send into apoplectic fits! There are not enough of you guys around!

Now how do you feel about capitalization?

:)

[void()]

void reads and then grumbles quietly.

"your another person I can send into apoplectic fits!"

It is you're for you are, as in the example below.

You are another person I can send into apoplectic fits!

This bit of knowledge I know due to these. Void holds up swollen knuckles, points at Peg's ruler.

[niftyshellshock]

It's just an achingly weak joke, helped along by the way the second option sounds enough like 'polyfilla'

u raff u ruse