5punk

Lackadaisical can also mean idle and disinterested - and I believe that to be appropriate when people write incorrectly despite knowing the correct way. I'm using it describe deliberate mistakes such as txt spk rather than accidents like typos.

I looked it up to double-check before using it.

Ruddy pedants

Lateralus wrote:Lackadaisical can also mean idle and disinterested - and I believe that to be appropriate when people write incorrectly despite knowing the correct way. I'm using it describe deliberate mistakes such as txt spk rather than accidents like typos.

I looked it up to double-check before using it.

Pffft.

I didn't see any deliberate mistakes in the previous few posts.

In addition, that usage definitely smells wrong to me.

This is in contrast to the odour of cooking bacon, which always smells right.

Do we need a grammar Nazi punishment rank?

Punishment for using bad grammar, or pointing out others' use of bad grammar?

It may be a bit of a tenuous use of the word, but I'll defend its accuracy!

• careless
  Synonyms: absent-minded, abstracted, casual, cursory, disregardful, forgetful, hasty, heedless, improvident, imprudent, inaccurate, inadvertent, incautious, inconsiderate, indifferent, indiscreet, indolent, injudicious, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, loose, mindless, napping, negligent, nonchalant, oblivious, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, reckless, regardless, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, thoughtless, uncircumspect, unconcerned, unguarded, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unreflective, unthinking
  Antonyms: attentive, careful, cautious, concerned, prudent, thoughtful

Admittedly it's a rather figurative use of the word, implying that one is being inattentive to the point of clumsiness, rather than not caring.

Er...forget grammar nazi ranks, it's too damn difficult to keep score.

spoodie wrote:Do we need a grammar Nazi punishment rank?

Well, I should be safe. I was arguing semantics, rather than grammar.

I still think that the use of "lackadaisical" in that context is not quite right, but as I said, I'll let it pass.
"Careless" has more than one meaning - it can mean not taking care (i.e. giving insufficient thought to something), or it can mean not having a care (i.e. not worried about something). These meanings are quite different, and I would strongly argue that "lackadaisical" is a synonym for the latter meaning, but not the former meaning.

Seriously, I can be extremely pedantic when I want to be.

*ducks to avoid being hit by flying objects*

edit: quotation marks added for clarity's sake

Given Lat's current state of health, I expect to see him standing on a soap box decrying the "oppression of the English pedantry".

Is this thread bacon or grammar wars?

Too tired....need sleep....pedantry failing....ERRORZ ERRORZ

spoodie wrote:Is this thread bacon or grammar wars?

Grammy Warz, Fo SHO!

spoodie wrote:Do we need a grammar Nazi punishment rank?

We already have one.

Do we?

See Lat, for demonstration purposes naturally

We also appear to have "BugMeNot Bumgay"

Dog Pants wrote:See Lat, for demonstration purposes naturally

I'd forgotten about that

Dog Pants wrote:We also appear to have "BugMeNot Bumgay"

I think we had a few bugmenot logins in the past.

This is no punishment rank!

Also, wuh tu fu is a BugMeNot Bumgay rank?

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Lateralus wrote:Also, wuh tu fu is a BugMeNot Bumgay rank?

Look at the Bugmenot website. 5punk had user login details on that site.

ACCESS DENIED. Apparently the powers-that-be think that bugmenot is not suitable to be viewed at work.

Lateralus wrote:ACCESS DENIED. Apparently the powers-that-be think that bugmenot is not suitable to be viewed at work.

Probably wise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BugMeNot