#word misuse

[transmanace]

You guys ever just...

[marleythegoldfish]

Okay so idk if this is a case of internet buzzwords of my sibling's absolutely ATROCIOUS habit of using words they don't understand the meaning of. But I'm just drawing minding my business trying to design an outfit and my sibling comes up to me and says to me and I quote "can you teach me anatomy"

What??? This was the drawing in question... A little funky sorry I couldn't figure out the shirt...

But like???? Where is the "anatomy" in question?????? And I asked them I was like what??? Huh???? And they just kept doubling down and they were like "YOU USED ANATOMY" and I was sooooo confused. Like. When I hear anatomy I think like, biology and like, organs and muscles and shit.... this is a STAGNANT NEUTRAL QUICK MANNEQUIN??????? I DIDN'T "USE ANATOMY" WHATEVER THAT MEANS, I JUST DREW IT😭😭😭😭 bro that exchange was actually crazy

I guess anatomy is anything to do with the body but.... Really I think my sibling severely overuses that word in the context of drawing. I swear they just say it to sound smarter and more professional.... And maybe I'm wrong maybe this is "anatomy" but I was literally just drawing an outfit and I wanted to be left alone 💔

[k-annakamui-blog]

um m . ..  .. hi this is my blog . . ..don’t follow me if you are not altruistic thanks . .. . 

[transphobiatest]

Also, super-speedy reminder: violence is only physical, but other forms of harm and abuse aren’t. Saying that violence is only physical doesn’t erase anything.

[top-lil]

According to idiots online, dictionaries are not accurate sources of information.

Did you hear? Meaning has no meaning!

Kumquat bagel turquoise marmalade Korea mysterious!

We’re free to use random words randomly to immunization our points across!

[blue-opossum]

What's in a Name? (Montserrat)

        Morning of September 26, 2015. Saturday.

        This is one of those typical word misuse dreams which I have found somewhat amusing and interesting since early childhood, though this one is a bit odd and quite impersonal.

        A Caucasian male meets and falls in love with an Indonesian woman who seemingly works at a post office. Over time, they go on dates and discuss wedding plans (including relating to the choice of western or Indonesian traditional). Somehow, however, the male's last name is not learned by the Indonesian female until nearly the end of my dream.

        The male is told by a few different older people that he probably will never marry an Indonesian girl due to his last name, which is Montserrat, which implies the worst word that exists, according to their (fictional in my dream) beliefs, because it is used as an abusive slang term for females (though apparently means "serrated mountain" in reality), specifically their sexuality and female parts.

        Near the end of my dream, the male talks with his wife-to-be and tells her that she may not like his last name. She affirms her love. Finally, he reveals it (which is interesting, in that I do not recall his first name) and she looks completely shocked and apparently will not marry him now (as she would otherwise have his last name making it even more offensive).

[transphobiatest]

Alright, PSA time

Let’s talk violence for a minute. We all know the word, don’t we? Some people use it in ways that show that they, in fact, do not.

Violence is physical. Always. Of course, things that aren’t physical can hurt you, but those things are on psychological levels - there’s a bunch of different words to describe those kinds of hurt. Depending on the scale and the amount of the hurt, it could be rude, annoying, or even abusive, but not violence.

Also of note is that violence does not have to hurt, although intent to hurt is usually a requirement. Intent is actually a good thing to bring up - it’s worse if the person intended to cause harm.

[knifepit]

can we please end this trend where we use the words "literally" or "canon" to stress a point? 

its is genuinely stressful, confusing, and upsetting for me at times.