tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post8233748794556412383..comments2023-10-25T04:44:35.462-04:00Comments on Rather Than Working: Yet Another Disliked WordDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-12247148917236797682010-04-26T08:14:10.933-04:002010-04-26T08:14:10.933-04:00How do you feel about "colleague?"
For ...How do you feel about "colleague?"<br /><br />For me, it gets trickier because several of my colleagues are also friends. So when I have the fortune of quoting one of them at a cocktail party or something, I'm always at a loss for what the correct label for them might be. I have to choose one or the other and there is always that slight hitch in my speech right before whichever one I choose.<br /><br />And inevitably whichever one I choose comes out sounding inadequate.Posol'stvo the Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573435137467134333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-61582548438691144372010-04-23T10:58:22.995-04:002010-04-23T10:58:22.995-04:00"Colleague" is too snooty sounding and &..."Colleague" is too snooty sounding and "fellow laborer in the vineyard" takes too long to type and is too Biblical for some. "Comrade" is subject to misinterpretation.<br /><br />But you make a good point. I still have a couple of dependents -- but they are not co-dependents to each other. At least, I don't think so. <br /><br />Oh, and one more thing: Gosh, Annie... thanks!The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-14163236483089987542010-04-22T20:42:56.121-04:002010-04-22T20:42:56.121-04:00Jeni,
It's a legit word, just one of my pee...Jeni, <br /><br />It's a legit word, just one of my peeves.<br /><br />Co-friends huh? I thought Engineers had no sense of humor.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-44685324795985933462010-04-22T14:21:23.695-04:002010-04-22T14:21:23.695-04:00It was laziness that caused me to use the offendin...It was laziness that caused me to use the offending noun, but I could not come up with an alternative in a short amount of time. "Friends", "boss" or "employees" was not accurate. But, I will not use it again, especially when we are out with our co-friends.Bill the Engineernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-87356570780929224242010-04-22T14:11:32.149-04:002010-04-22T14:11:32.149-04:00Hmmm. Never really thought of the word "Co-wo...Hmmm. Never really thought of the word "Co-worker" in that fashion. Always thought during my employment time that those I worked with, even for, were just that -"Co-workers." Different from me in someways depending on their position or status within our employment arena but none-the-less, my "Co-workers" anyway. We were all there for a similar purpose so, yes -workers and "co" because we were joined together in that aspect. Just my thoughts -which, by the way, are just random things today.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-86521782594107143672010-04-22T13:05:12.326-04:002010-04-22T13:05:12.326-04:00Incidentally, curmudgeon is one of my favorite wor...Incidentally, curmudgeon is one of my favorite words.Annie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416623046009020325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-53854791061543209092010-04-22T12:36:54.658-04:002010-04-22T12:36:54.658-04:00Wow Annie, you're more of a curmudgeon than I ...Wow Annie, you're more of a curmudgeon than I am.<br /><br />Thomas, while we're at it we should probably bar the use of the word human except in a context where it is compared with another species.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-73089689208107559962010-04-22T11:45:00.725-04:002010-04-22T11:45:00.725-04:00Well, you could just call your friend by name and ...Well, you could just call your friend by name and avoid that whole can of worms.<br /><br />But you stepped into one of my pet peeves: HR, Human Resources. Coal is a "resource," lumber is a "resource;" people are not. I think things really went south for workers when they stopped calling it "Personnel" and reduced human beings to being just another "resource."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-73378288554919360232010-04-22T11:30:20.124-04:002010-04-22T11:30:20.124-04:00Also, we should eliminate all pronouns, or words t...Also, we should eliminate all pronouns, or words that serve the same purpose as pronouns. Efficiency is just another word for laziness.Annie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416623046009020325noreply@blogger.com