a language peeve
03-19-09, 02:04 PM
#1
aka Tom Reingold
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,686
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Liked 2,645 Times
in
1,535 Posts
a language peeve
Commuting means going back and forth. It doesn't mean traveling by bicycle. People have been saying they took the bus (or whatever) and didn't get the chance to commute. Think about that for a minute, OK?
Teacher man now steps down from his soapbox now. Thank you.
Teacher man now steps down from his soapbox now. Thank you.
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
03-19-09, 02:07 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Highland Park, NJ, USA
Posts: 3,798
Bikes: "Hildy", a Novara Randonee touring bike; a 16-speed Bike Friday Tikit; and a Specialized Stumpjumper frame-based built-up MTB, now serving as the kid-carrier, grocery-getter.
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
With all the misspellings of "brake" and "pedal" and such around here, you're worried about abbreviating a phrase? Yeah, it is irritating, but so am I.
__________________
Tour Journals, Blog, ride pix
My bands:
Tour Journals, Blog, ride pix
My bands:
- Uke On! - ukulele duo - Videos
- Ukulele Abyss - ukulele cover videos - Videos
- Baroque and Hungry's (Celtic fusion) full-length studio album Mended.
- Artistic Differences - 8-track EP Dreams of Bile and Blood.
03-19-09, 02:11 PM
#3
It's MY mountain
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Mt.Diablo
Posts: 10,012
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
Liked 3,070 Times
in
1,658 Posts
I'll join your cause when we beat apostrophe abuse.
03-19-09, 02:13 PM
#4
aka Tom Reingold
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,686
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Liked 2,645 Times
in
1,535 Posts
Ah, kindred spirits!
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
03-19-09, 02:15 PM
#5
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Period abuse... that really bugs me...
03-19-09, 02:21 PM
#6
Carpe Diem
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MABRA
Posts: 13,149
Bikes: 2007 CAAD9; 2014 CAADX; PedalForce CG1
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
You know what really grinds my gears? Inappropriate use of ellipses...
__________________
"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
ΛΧΑ ΔΞ179 - 15% off your first Hammer Nutrition order!
"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
ΛΧΑ ΔΞ179 - 15% off your first Hammer Nutrition order!
03-19-09, 02:32 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Highland Park, NJ, USA
Posts: 3,798
Bikes: "Hildy", a Novara Randonee touring bike; a 16-speed Bike Friday Tikit; and a Specialized Stumpjumper frame-based built-up MTB, now serving as the kid-carrier, grocery-getter.
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Yes... your "right".
__________________
Tour Journals, Blog, ride pix
My bands:
Tour Journals, Blog, ride pix
My bands:
- Uke On! - ukulele duo - Videos
- Ukulele Abyss - ukulele cover videos - Videos
- Baroque and Hungry's (Celtic fusion) full-length studio album Mended.
- Artistic Differences - 8-track EP Dreams of Bile and Blood.
03-19-09, 02:34 PM
#8
Arizona Dessert
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: AZ
Posts: 15,029
Bikes: Cannondale SuperSix, Lemond Poprad. Retired: Jamis Sputnik, Centurion LeMans Fixed, Diamond Back ascent ex
Liked 2,169 Times
in
1,288 Posts
On Bike Forums/Commuting - 'commuting' is short for 'bicycle commuting'
03-19-09, 03:08 PM
#10
You gonna eat that?
I'm aware of your concern and I personally try to say bicycle commuting, cycle commuting, cyclommuting, or some such, but it really is a pretty long phrase to type out, and I think to most people around here the "bicycle" is understood, even if it isn't explicitly stated.
Their
are worse offenses to be handled first.
Their
are worse offenses to be handled first.
__________________
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi 
"However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
03-19-09, 03:13 PM
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Beaverton, OR
Posts: 14,887
Bikes: Yes
Liked 4,123 Times
in
1,529 Posts
Technology has killed grammar, syntax, spelling and vocabulary. Get used to it.
03-19-09, 04:01 PM
#13
Señior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 13,749
Bikes: Windsor Fens, Giant Seek 0 (2014, Alfine 8 + discs)
Likes: 0
Liked 8 Times
in
7 Posts
As a friend of mine says, an apostrophe is not a warning that there's an 'S' coming.
__________________
Work: the 8 hours that separates bike rides.
Work: the 8 hours that separates bike rides.
03-19-09, 04:18 PM
#14
weirdo
Down with apostrophe abuse!
It`s even unthinkabler because text messagizing of the archaic "old folk" writing is supposed to SKIP those pesky unneeded letters and punctuation, not add in more!
It`s even unthinkabler because text messagizing of the archaic "old folk" writing is supposed to SKIP those pesky unneeded letters and punctuation, not add in more!
03-19-09, 04:20 PM
#15
member. heh.
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Posts: 1,631
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
That's pretty bad, but nowhere near as bad as people overusing "now".
03-19-09, 04:50 PM
#17
Senior Member
03-19-09, 04:50 PM
#18
No you're not.
See this similar thread first post on 1-16-09: "Not every ride is a commute."
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ight=commuting
See this similar thread first post on 1-16-09: "Not every ride is a commute."
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ight=commuting
03-19-09, 05:16 PM
#19
**** that
this is a commuting sub-forum of bikeforums. hence, a bike commuting forum.
take your nitpicks elsewhere!
(and for the nitpickers, your wrong! gimme a brake..)
03-19-09, 05:20 PM
#20
perpetually frazzled
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Linton, IN
Posts: 2,467
Bikes: 1977 Bridgestone Kabuki Super Speed; 1979 Raleigh Professional; 1983 Raleigh Rapide mixte; 1974 Peugeot UO-8; 1993 Univega Activa Trail; 1972 Raleigh Sports; 1967 Phillips; 1981 Schwinn World Tourist; 1976 Schwinn LeTour mixte; 1964 Western Flyer
Likes: 0
Liked 7 Times
in
7 Posts
comma splices drive ME NUTS! *sigh*
03-19-09, 05:34 PM
#21
Carpe Diem
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MABRA
Posts: 13,149
Bikes: 2007 CAAD9; 2014 CAADX; PedalForce CG1
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
__________________
"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
ΛΧΑ ΔΞ179 - 15% off your first Hammer Nutrition order!
"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
ΛΧΑ ΔΞ179 - 15% off your first Hammer Nutrition order!
03-19-09, 07:02 PM
#22
i canna stund sily gramur nazis.
soo thur
soo thur
03-19-09, 07:07 PM
#23
stringbreaker
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: wa. State
Posts: 4,463
Bikes: specialized crossroads hybrid 2006 Raleigh Cadent 2 1971 Schwinn Varsity, 1972 Schwinn Continental, 1977 Schwinn Volare (frame)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Or learn to spell definitely instead of definately
__________________
(Life is too short to play crappy guitars) 2006 Raleigh Cadent 3.0, 1977 Schwinn Volare, 2010 Windsor tourist. ( I didn't fall , I attacked the floor)
(Life is too short to play crappy guitars) 2006 Raleigh Cadent 3.0, 1977 Schwinn Volare, 2010 Windsor tourist. ( I didn't fall , I attacked the floor)
03-19-09, 07:37 PM
#25
I hate the words like and the.
