I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
main event as "Borexit".

Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
source language in the world.

Rod.

On 08/07/2022 10:22, Roderick Stewart wrote:

> I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
> main event as "Borexit".
>
> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
> source language in the world.

Some junior, sniggering hack, doubtless, who hopes it will catch on so
that he or she can claim credit down the pub. But it's lazy,
unoriginal, hackneyed, pointless and tedious in truth, just like adding
'gate' to any word connected with a scandal.

I prefer proper reporting and could do without it personally.

"Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message
news:jiqr96FkttlU1@mid.individual.net...
> On 08/07/2022 10:22, Roderick Stewart wrote:
>
>> I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
>> main event as "Borexit".
>>
>> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
>> source language in the world.
>
> Some junior, sniggering hack, doubtless, who hopes it will catch on so
> that he or she can claim credit down the pub. But it's lazy, unoriginal,
> hackneyed, pointless and tedious in truth, just like adding 'gate' to any
> word connected with a scandal.
>
> I prefer proper reporting and could do without it personally.

I admire the wordplay. I hope the word does catch on. But it needs to be
backed by proper, more in-depth reporting. There is place for both, even in
the same article in the same paper.

English is a wonderful language for inventing new words, based on other
words (some of which are themselves inventions and extensions of established
English). But is it true that other languages like French, German, Italian,
Spanish don't do it to the same extent. Are they more restricted by grammar
rules (multiple genders, need for adjectives to agree with those genders,
need for word endings to agree with everything) than English? Is English
more willing to borrow foreign words and anglicise them than other languages
are to borrow foreign words and meld them into their own language?

But I agree about -gate :-(

Not really in this case,

I mean an ex prime minister was shot to death in Japan yesterday. I heard it
first on RTE.

Brian
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"Roderick Stewart" <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
> main event as "Borexit".
>
> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
> source language in the world.
>
> Rod.

Most of the German language seems to be whole words grafted onto each other.

Personally I feel that trying to squeeze lots of different peoples views
into just a few big parties is the man reason we keep on seeing a complete
mess at the top.
Brian

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"NY" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Norman Wells" <hex@unseen.ac.am> wrote in message
> news:jiqr96FkttlU1@mid.individual.net...
>> On 08/07/2022 10:22, Roderick Stewart wrote:
>>
>>> I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
>>> main event as "Borexit".
>>>
>>> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
>>> source language in the world.
>>
>> Some junior, sniggering hack, doubtless, who hopes it will catch on so
>> that he or she can claim credit down the pub. But it's lazy, unoriginal,
>> hackneyed, pointless and tedious in truth, just like adding 'gate' to any
>> word connected with a scandal.
>>
>> I prefer proper reporting and could do without it personally.
>
> I admire the wordplay. I hope the word does catch on. But it needs to be
> backed by proper, more in-depth reporting. There is place for both, even
> in the same article in the same paper.
>
> English is a wonderful language for inventing new words, based on other
> words (some of which are themselves inventions and extensions of
> established English). But is it true that other languages like French,
> German, Italian, Spanish don't do it to the same extent. Are they more
> restricted by grammar rules (multiple genders, need for adjectives to
> agree with those genders, need for word endings to agree with everything)
> than English? Is English more willing to borrow foreign words and
> anglicise them than other languages are to borrow foreign words and meld
> them into their own language?
>
> But I agree about -gate :-(

On 09/07/2022 07:55, Brian Gaff wrote:
> Not really in this case,
>
> I mean an ex prime minister was shot to death in Japan yesterday. I heard it
> first on RTE.

It wouldn't surprise me if some wag at the Spectator was already calling
that 'Abeexit' just to be amusing and clever.

In message <iitfchtun1jfo0cne92ah1b4llst86nasf@4ax.com>, Roderick
Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> writes
>I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
>main event as "Borexit".
>
>Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
>source language in the world.
>
>Rod.

The trouble with "Borexit" is that it brings to mind - to my mind at
least - the word "boring", and whatever else Boris has been no one could
accuse him of that.
--
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

On 09/07/2022 10:14, John Hall wrote:
> In message <iitfchtun1jfo0cne92ah1b4llst86nasf@4ax.com>, Roderick
> Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> writes
>> I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
>> main event as "Borexit".
>>
>> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
>> source language in the world.
>>
>> Rod.
>
> The trouble with "Borexit" is that it brings to mind - to my mind at
> least - the word "boring", and whatever else Boris has been no one could
> accuse him of that.

What about Johnsexit? That has 'sex' in it so seems appropriate.

Bill

In message <jiu9mgF7e68U1@mid.individual.net>, williamwright
<wrightsaerials@f2s.com> writes
>On 09/07/2022 10:14, John Hall wrote:
>> In message <iitfchtun1jfo0cne92ah1b4llst86nasf@4ax.com>, Roderick
>>Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> writes
>>> I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
>>> main event as "Borexit".
>>>
>>> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
>>> source language in the world.
>>>
>>> Rod.
>> The trouble with "Borexit" is that it brings to mind - to my mind at
>>least - the word "boring", and whatever else Boris has been no one
>>could accuse him of that.
>
>What about Johnsexit? That has 'sex' in it so seems appropriate.
>
>Bill

:)

Borisexit would also work, though with four syllables I suppose it
doesn't really trip off the tongue.
--
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <jiu9mgF7e68U1@mid.individual.net>, williamwright
> <wrightsaerials@f2s.com> writes
>> On 09/07/2022 10:14, John Hall wrote:
>>> In message <iitfchtun1jfo0cne92ah1b4llst86nasf@4ax.com>, Roderick
>>> Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> writes
>>>> I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
>>>> main event as "Borexit".
>>>>
>>>> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
>>>> source language in the world.
>>>>
>>>> Rod.
>>> The trouble with "Borexit" is that it brings to mind - to my mind at
>>> least - the word "boring", and whatever else Boris has been no one
>>> could accuse him of that.
>>
>> What about Johnsexit? That has 'sex' in it so seems appropriate.
>>
>> Bill
>
> :)
>
> Borisexit would also work, though with four syllables I suppose it
> doesn't really trip off the tongue.

If we need a word then Bogone would work better I think.

Those familiar with the jargon used in some technical circles will know
that bogon is the elementary particle of bogosity so I think it fits quite
well. Being a homophone is a bonus in that context.

The slogan “Get Bogone Done” also works.

On 08/07/2022 21:49, NY wrote:
> English is a wonderful language for inventing new words, based on other
> words (some of which are themselves inventions and extensions of
> established English). But is it true that other languages like French,
> German, Italian, Spanish don't do it to the same extent.

French is strictly policed. They frown on "le weekend" even though there
is no convenient French word to convey that idea and la fin de la
semaine seems clumsy.

They do do puns though. I heard lemon squash described as citron au
téléphone and when I asked why I was told it was toujours à l'eau

Jim

On Sun, 10 Jul 2022 11:20:53 -0000 (UTC), Owen Rees
<orees@hotmail.com> wrote:

>John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
>> In message <jiu9mgF7e68U1@mid.individual.net>, williamwright
>> <wrightsaerials@f2s.com> writes
>>> On 09/07/2022 10:14, John Hall wrote:
>>>> In message <iitfchtun1jfo0cne92ah1b4llst86nasf@4ax.com>, Roderick
>>>> Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> writes
>>>>> I see that somebody in The Spectator is already naming yesterday's
>>>>> main event as "Borexit".
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't you just love the things you can do with English - the best open
>>>>> source language in the world.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rod.
>>>> The trouble with "Borexit" is that it brings to mind - to my mind at
>>>> least - the word "boring", and whatever else Boris has been no one
>>>> could accuse him of that.
>>>
>>> What about Johnsexit? That has 'sex' in it so seems appropriate.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Borisexit would also work, though with four syllables I suppose it
>> doesn't really trip off the tongue.
>
>If we need a word then Bogone would work better I think.
>
>Those familiar with the jargon used in some technical circles will know
>that bogon is the elementary particle of bogosity so I think it fits quite
>well. Being a homophone is a bonus in that context.
>
>The slogan “Get Bogone Done” also works.

Sounds a bit like the Australian term "bogan", which seems to be a
term of dirapproval of some sort. So that'll do nicely.

Talking of particles, should we expect to see in the news that the
physicists at CERN are searching for the Higgs Bogon?

Rod.

Indy Jess John <bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> wrote:

> On 08/07/2022 21:49, NY wrote:
> > English is a wonderful language for inventing new words, based on other
> > words (some of which are themselves inventions and extensions of
> > established English). But is it true that other languages like French,
> > German, Italian, Spanish don't do it to the same extent.
>
> French is strictly policed. They frown on "le weekend" even though there
> is no convenient French word to convey that idea and la fin de la
> semaine seems clumsy.
>
> They do do puns though. I heard lemon squash described as citron au
> téléphone and when I asked why I was told it was toujours à l'eau
>
> Jim

A l'eau, c'est l'heure.

--
^Ï^ My pet rock Gordon just is.

~ Slava Ukraini ~

In article <1puwic9.1e2odkx17tn2olN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>, Sn!pe
<snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Indy Jess John <bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> wrote:

> > On 08/07/2022 21:49, NY wrote:
> > > English is a wonderful language for inventing new words, based on
> > > other words (some of which are themselves inventions and extensions
> > > of established English). But is it true that other languages like
> > > French, German, Italian, Spanish don't do it to the same extent.
> >
> > French is strictly policed. They frown on "le weekend" even though
> > there is no convenient French word to convey that idea and la fin de la
> > semaine seems clumsy.
> >
> > They do do puns though. I heard lemon squash described as citron au
> > téléphone and when I asked why I was told it was toujours à l'eau
> >
> > Jim

> A l'eau, c'est l'heure.

or even "bon jour, matelot"

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:19:12 +0100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:

>In article <1puwic9.1e2odkx17tn2olN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>, Sn!pe
><snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Indy Jess John <bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> wrote:
>
>> > On 08/07/2022 21:49, NY wrote:
>> > > English is a wonderful language for inventing new words, based on
>> > > other words (some of which are themselves inventions and extensions
>> > > of established English). But is it true that other languages like
>> > > French, German, Italian, Spanish don't do it to the same extent.
>> >
>> > French is strictly policed. They frown on "le weekend" even though
>> > there is no convenient French word to convey that idea and la fin de la
>> > semaine seems clumsy.

Policed by Academie Française, the same organisation which started on
rationalising the words used for counting, but for some reason never finished
with the result that other French speaking countries have different words for
some numbers.

>> >
>> > They do do puns though. I heard lemon squash described as citron au
>> > téléphone and when I asked why I was told it was toujours à l'eau
>> >
>> > Jim
>
>> A l'eau, c'est l'heure.
>
>or even "bon jour, matelot"

Creme de la creme Trig.
--

Martin in Zuid Holland