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Since when is teevee a word?

KingAdrockKingAdrock Registered User regular
edited October 2010 in Debate and/or Discourse
In today's comic, I see an example of a practice that I've always found bizzare. I must ask: what is up with the practice of phonetically spelling out abbreviations? Teevee, Deejay, Emcee. Are there people out there that actually think these are words? They're abbreviations for TeleVision, Disc Jockey, and Master of Ceremonies. (or Microphone Controller in the hip hop world) Seriously, it's TV. Not TEEEEEVEEEEEEEE. That's just stupid.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    When it's written like that, I read it as slightly elongated pronunciation. Like picture a five-year-old asking if he can watch his teevee show.

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  • Anarchy Rules!Anarchy Rules! Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Why not? It's a fairly common rendering of TV

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  • PasserbyePasserbye I am much older than you. in Beach CityRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Stupid like laser? :)

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Passerbye wrote: »
    Stupid like laser? :)

    You mean you don't say Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation every time you talk about a condensed beam of light?


    ...Is it sad that the only letter I had trouble remembering of it is the S?

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I don't think acronyms are the same thing.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yeah, you can't say "TV" phonetically the way you can say "laser" or "radar" phonetically.

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    You knew exactly what he meant by "teevee." I knew exactly what you meant by "teevee" even out of context, in the thread title, without having to read the comic. It is not ambiguous and it did not impede your comprehension of the comic at all.

    So, yes, "teevee" is a word, and your bitching is a bit silly.

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  • Cameron_TalleyCameron_Talley Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    It was spelled out phonetically for effect. It's a little hokier/old-timey sounding.

    What's not to understand about this?

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Is this a thread on spoken/written word pet peeves? Okay then.

    I hate it when people say "ATM machine" or "PIN number". "ATM" stands for Automated Teller Machine and "PIN" stands for Personal Identification Number. It's not an Automated Teller Machine Machine or a Personal Identification Number Number, god dammit.

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  • Cameron_TalleyCameron_Talley Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    What if you make a machine that MADE ATMs? Then you could say "ATM Machine."

    And it would be awesome.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Cameron_Talley wrote: »
    What if you make a machine that MADE ATMs? Then you could say "ATM Machine."

    And it would be awesome.

    That is about the only time it would be acceptable to use the phrase, "ATM machine".

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  • CauldCauld Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I always feel nitpicky when people say RBIs in baseball, since it should stay RBI even if plural (Runs Batted In). But I never correct anyone on it, because I really think RBIs sounds better. Kind of like Attorneys General. What kind of pluralization is that?!

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  • SaraLunaSaraLuna Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    some people I knew in high school and college were happy to inform me that my mother was an ATM machine.
    crass as it is, that would be another "acceptable" use

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    joshofalltrades wrote: »
    Is this a thread on spoken/written word pet peeves? Okay then.

    I hate it when people say "ATM machine" or "PIN number". "ATM" stands for Automated Teller Machine and "PIN" stands for Personal Identification Number. It's not an Automated Teller Machine Machine or a Personal Identification Number Number, god dammit.

    Is it still a PIN if it's not a number?

    Blackberry pulls this shit. Your PIN is an alphanumeric code.

    Speaking of Blackberry. Blackberry Enterprise Server. BES. BES Server? Sure, I guess. Since BES refers to software, and BES Server refers to the hardware it's running on, you could have a Blackberry Enterprise Server Server. But it's retarded.

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  • FirstComradeStalinFirstComradeStalin Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
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  • CauldCauld Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I did find the Teevee thing a little weird, but not nearly as strange as the 'Oh my Heck!' line.

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    You know what bothers me a lot more than spelling acronyms phonetically? Backronyms. Especially in video game titles, because they're always bad. STALKER. RUSE. HAWX. Ugh.

    And you know what else needs to die in video game titles? Gratuitous subtitles, especially of the structure "X of Y: P of Q!" I can't look at the League of Legends: Clash of Fates splash screen. It reminds me too much of The Legends of the Guardian: The Owls of Ga-hoole. Is there a plucky avian underdog champion? How about a poorly veiled allegory to fascism champion? That wretching feeling I get must be the marketing department aggressively trying to brand their franchise right up against my tonsils.

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    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • FagatronFagatron Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    joshofalltrades wrote: »
    Is this a thread on spoken/written word pet peeves? Okay then.

    I hate it when people say "ATM machine" or "PIN number". "ATM" stands for Automated Teller Machine and "PIN" stands for Personal Identification Number. It's not an Automated Teller Machine Machine or a Personal Identification Number Number, god dammit.

    Also "Chai Tea." If you translate "Chai" it means "Tea." You are saying "Tea Tea."

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Fagatron wrote: »
    joshofalltrades wrote: »
    Is this a thread on spoken/written word pet peeves? Okay then.

    I hate it when people say "ATM machine" or "PIN number". "ATM" stands for Automated Teller Machine and "PIN" stands for Personal Identification Number. It's not an Automated Teller Machine Machine or a Personal Identification Number Number, god dammit.

    Also "Chai Tea." If you translate "Chai" it means "Tea." You are saying "Tea Tea."

    Sadly, I keep asking that cute barista for some teatea but she keeps refusing to give it to me.

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    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Legends of the Guardian: Guardians of the Legend II : Return of the Legendary Guardians of the Fall

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  • VeritasVRVeritasVR Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Legends of the Guardian: Guardians of the Legend II : Return of the Legendary Guardians of the Fall: The Movie: The Game

    Fixed.

    It doesn't look like the OP is coming back either.

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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    VeritasVR wrote: »
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Legends of the Guardian: Guardians of the Legend II : Return of the Legendary Guardians of the Fall: The Movie: The Game Legendary Gold Collector's Edition

    And six months from now somebody will start a thread

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    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
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    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • PelPel Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Fagatron wrote: »
    Also "Chai Tea." If you translate "Chai" it means "Tea." You are saying "Tea Tea."
    And Sahara Desert.

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Cauld wrote: »
    I always feel nitpicky when people say RBIs in baseball, since it should stay RBI even if plural (Runs Batted In). But I never correct anyone on it, because I really think RBIs sounds better. Kind of like Attorneys General. What kind of pluralization is that?!
    Well, it's a plural amount of attorneys, not a plural job classification (general) for the attorneys. Add a comma and it makes sense. He is the Attorney, General. They are the Attorneys, General.

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  • UnderdogUnderdog Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Chai tea bothers me but only because I know what cha is. Is Chai differentiated from tea though? Like, are they two different products at, say, Starbucks? Or is it just a case of gussying up something as normal as tea?

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  • SaraLunaSaraLuna Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Underdog wrote: »
    Chai tea bothers me but only because I know what cha is. Is Chai differentiated from tea though? Like, are they two different products at, say, Starbucks? Or is it just a case of gussying up something as normal as tea?

    at starbucks (and many other coffee shops IME) if you order "chai," you'll get a chai latte. you'd have to specify "chai tea" or "hot chai tea" to just get a cup of tea

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    OMG the Sahara Desert!

    The desert desert!

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  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Spoit wrote: »
    Passerbye wrote: »
    Stupid like laser? :)

    You mean you don't say Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation every time you talk about a condensed beam of light?


    ...Is it sad that the only letter I had trouble remembering of it is the S?

    It is sad that you didn't realise that it's sTimulated, not simulated.

    Afterall, if it were simulated it would mean that no radiation was emitted!

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  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    matthasaproblem wrote: »
    Cauld wrote: »
    I always feel nitpicky when people say RBIs in baseball, since it should stay RBI even if plural (Runs Batted In). But I never correct anyone on it, because I really think RBIs sounds better. Kind of like Attorneys General. What kind of pluralization is that?!
    Well, it's a plural amount of attorneys, not a plural job classification (general) for the attorneys. Add a comma and it makes sense. He is the Attorney, General. They are the Attorneys, General.

    And it's culs de sac, for the same reason.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Spoit wrote: »
    Passerbye wrote: »
    Stupid like laser? :)

    You mean you don't say Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation every time you talk about a condensed beam of light?


    ...Is it sad that the only letter I had trouble remembering of it is the S?

    Yeah because it's Stimulated and heehee double meanings

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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Pel wrote: »
    Fagatron wrote: »
    Also "Chai Tea." If you translate "Chai" it means "Tea." You are saying "Tea Tea."
    And Sahara Desert.

    And Torpenhow Hill.

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  • Edith_Bagot-DixEdith_Bagot-Dix Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    It's a perfectly cromulant word.

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Fagatron wrote: »
    joshofalltrades wrote: »
    Is this a thread on spoken/written word pet peeves? Okay then.

    I hate it when people say "ATM machine" or "PIN number". "ATM" stands for Automated Teller Machine and "PIN" stands for Personal Identification Number. It's not an Automated Teller Machine Machine or a Personal Identification Number Number, god dammit.

    Also "Chai Tea." If you translate "Chai" it means "Tea." You are saying "Tea Tea."

    I allow this one. Yes, it means "Tea tea" but most river names end up being "River river". Here, we use the word chai to specify that it's spiced tea. It's fine. English steals words from other languages and then uses them wrongly all the time.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2010
    Feral wrote: »
    You know what bothers me a lot more than spelling acronyms phonetically? Backronyms. Especially in video game titles, because they're always bad. STALKER. RUSE. HAWX. Ugh.

    Heh, I remember when Creative tried to convince the world that "podcast" meant "personal on-demand cast" and absolutely had nothing to do with iPods.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Echo wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    You know what bothers me a lot more than spelling acronyms phonetically? Backronyms. Especially in video game titles, because they're always bad. STALKER. RUSE. HAWX. Ugh.

    Heh, I remember when Creative tried to convince the word that "podcast" meant "personal on-demand cast" and absolutely had nothing to do with iPods.

    I missed this hilarious bit of stupidity but am not surprised about it.

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Oh good even Microsoft got in on the fun by coining the term BLOGcast.

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  • ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    joshofalltrades wrote: »
    Is this a thread on spoken/written word pet peeves? Okay then.

    I hate it when people say "ATM machine" or "PIN number". "ATM" stands for Automated Teller Machine and "PIN" stands for Personal Identification Number. It's not an Automated Teller Machine Machine or a Personal Identification Number Number, god dammit.

    Oh, oh, I have one that will make your head hurt. Adjustable ARM mortgage, a horror which I first learnt of in this thread.

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2010
    ronya wrote: »
    Oh, oh, I have one that will make your head hurt. Adjustable ARM mortgage, a horror which I first learnt of in this thread.

    It's... it's beautiful

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