Comments on: The Nearling http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:07:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 Bill Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:30:33 +0000 http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/#comment-3134 Nearling. What a nebulous and useless word. Might as well create a new english word for every color in the success-failure spectrum. Let us hope that, if god forbid it does become a part of the language, 'Nearling' becomes a euphemism for failure and winds up on the island of discarded words. Nearling. What a nebulous and useless word. Might as well create a new english word for every color in the success-failure spectrum. Let us hope that, if god forbid it does become a part of the language, ‘Nearling’ becomes a euphemism for failure and winds up on the island of discarded words.

]]> By: Chris Wilson http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Chris Wilson Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:35:57 +0000 http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/#comment-1074 Ann-Louise, The term "bum rush" apparently has quite a few <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bum+rush">different meanings</a>. You are right the term "bum rush" was a nearling, in that it just wasn't quite right for our effort, but I went ahead with the term since it had been used in 3 previous efforts. That's the thing about language. It's not a static set of rules. It's an art that's always evolving. Ann-Louise,

The term “bum rush” apparently has quite a few different meanings.

You are right the term “bum rush” was a nearling, in that it just wasn’t quite right for our effort, but I went ahead with the term since it had been used in 3 previous efforts.

That’s the thing about language. It’s not a static set of rules. It’s an art that’s always evolving.

]]> By: Ann-Louise http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Ann-Louise Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:45:00 +0000 http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/#comment-1073 Your use of the term "bum rush" on march 29 is a nearling. The traditional meaning for the phrase "bum's rush" means getting rid of someone you don't want in your space such as catching you on the street, they call you on the phone, drop by the house unannounced...in general you want them gone asap!...like an unwelcome visitor you do not even offer a drink and whom you tell you were just on the way out th door...just so they will go away. Someone is "given the bum's rush" or say they "got the bums rush". However, as language tends to be more plastic than people think. So now I have a word for it. A nearling. Last week, I explained to my 79 year-old father the new meaning of phrase "off the hook". But what do you call it went a form of a word is developed? For example, the word "converse", to talk with someone, has be replaced in some under 30's with 'conversate'. They don't even know the word is not correct. Can you give me some background on this phenomenon? Your use of the term “bum rush” on march 29 is a nearling. The traditional meaning for the phrase “bum’s rush” means getting rid of someone you don’t want in your space such as catching you on the street, they call you on the phone, drop by the house unannounced…in general you want them gone asap!…like an unwelcome visitor you do not even offer a drink and whom you tell you were just on the way out th door…just so they will go away. Someone is “given the bum’s rush” or say they “got the bums rush”. However, as language tends to be more plastic than people think. So now I have a word for it. A nearling. Last week, I explained to my 79 year-old father the new meaning of phrase “off the hook”. But what do you call it went a form of a word is developed? For example, the word “converse”, to talk with someone, has be replaced in some under 30′s with ‘conversate’. They don’t even know the word is not correct. Can you give me some background on this phenomenon?

]]> By: Dr. Burt http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Dr. Burt Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:41:05 +0000 http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/#comment-1069 Bravo, Chris! Words to grow by! It is only "failure" if we fail to LEARN from the outcomes! Dr. Burt Bravo, Chris! Words to grow by!

It is only “failure” if we fail to LEARN from the outcomes!

Dr. Burt

]]> By: The Nearling | Try New Shit http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 The Nearling | Try New Shit Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:41:21 +0000 http://freshpeel.com/2008/04/the-nearling/#comment-1068 [...] Go to the author’s original blog: The Nearling [...] [...] Go to the author’s original blog: The Nearling [...]

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