Hi, Yankee
Of course intentionally. They elaborated a cool filter here which changes any occurence of f-word to “you have tried to use a swear word” 
(BTW, is it correct and natural to use the word elaborate in that context ?)
Hi LS
No, that “E-word” doesn’t work in the context. 
You might say that in my last post, I elaborated a bit on my comment to Prezbucky that his last list of words were “very male”. When you elaborate on something, you add more details about something that has already been said.
I’m pretty sure the “cool filter” is something that came preprogrammed in the forum software. I guess at least part of the reason for such a list of censored words is to reduce the amount of pornographic spam that might otherwise end up here.
lost_soul
Nobody uses “Fergilicious” outside of the song by Fergie – that one was in jest. I have on occasion heard “bootylicious”, though I’ve never actually said it myself.
Ahhh, here’s another one:
- Tight (and not what you might think it means – the urban-slang use is fairly honorable)
Hi Tom
That’s a new one for me. Would you say using the word ‘tight’ that way is a fairly recent development?
Hi, Amy
I found many definitions in the Urban Dictionary
If you care, you might take a look at this : urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tight
I bet Tom meant this one: A person or a thing that looks good, acts cool, is cool or is stylish
Hi LS
Yes, I’m sure he did. I asked whether he thought that usage was fairly recent because I had been living in Germany until a few months ago, which made it more difficult to keep up with “new” slang.
By the way, you might be interested in this:
:lol:
Sorry for the off-topic post, Maggie.
Hi Amy,
Thanks a lot for posting this hilarious article, it’s really great. However, I wonder why the title of the article is “Germans not amused”. Shouldn’t it read “Austrians not amused”?[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEFL listening lectures: A university lecture on American social history[YSaerTTEW443543]
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I wondered the very same thing, Torsten. The only explanation I could come up with is that “Austrians” wouldn’t have fit in the headline (unless they reduced the size of the typeface). Maybe the editors decided that “Germans” was OK since Austrians also speak German. :lol:
Or maybe the headline is just a reference to the sentence in the article that states that German visitors aren’t interested in the sign.
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That’s a good explanation, Amy. “Germans not amused” is easier to read and because the word “Germans” consists of only two syllables whereas “Austrians” consists of three. Also, it’s usually the Germans who are not amused, I think Austrians are more laid back and relaxed so maybe it’s indeed the Germans who are not amused about the Brits…[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEFL listening lectures: Why does the professor mention Cygnus X-1?[YSaerTTEW443543]
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Yes, that’s also possible. There may have been some stereotyping going on in the headline.
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Amy, thinking about it again, you are probably also right in saying that the authors and/or editors might have thought that their readers won’t be able to distinguish between Germans and Austrians anyway. I could imagine that many Americans and Brits think Austrians are like Bavarians – some type of Germans living in the south of Germany.[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEFL listening lectures: A university lecture by a professor of Physics[YSaerTTEW443543]
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It’s sometimes unbelievable what people who have never traveled outside the US (or their own country) think they know.
I still clearly remember some of the “ridiculous” questions my mother asked me just prior to my departure for what was then “West Germany” (back in 1989). Worrying (as mothers tend to do) about her daughter’s well-being in a foreign country, my mom asked me whether West Germany had running water. I could hardly believe that my own mother didn’t know the answer to that question. I remember reassuring her by pointing out that the part of of Germany I was heading for was where Mercedes-Benz cars are made. That convinced her. :lol:
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Amy/LS
Yeah, that’s it (“tight”): A person or a thing that looks good, acts cool, is cool or is stylish
I think it’s fairly recent, Amy… maybe since (very roughly) the 1990s, maybe the early-mid '90s.
Thanks for a good laugh, Amy! The article looked so dubious, I just had to check it out (what with the awful typography and all).
There are some really funny town names around the world!
Hi, Amy
Yeah, the article is gross and tight. It made me ROTFFLOL
I am familiar with ROTFL (= rolling on the floor, laughing), right? But what is ROTFFLOL?
Thank you!
rolling on the fackin floor laughting out loud
(sorry for swearing on this forum - I didnt mean it :ops )
Hi Conchita
Did you notice that the forum software censored you link? :lol:
Thanks for the link! It answered a question that I had asked my German friends throughout my 17 years in Germany: Why are there so many towns in southern Germany that have names ending with '-ing’? The answer to that question had always been a shrug of the shoulders. Nobody could tell me. Nobody had a clue. I’d even tried to find the answer with the help of Ms Google on occasion. Now, at long last, and thanks to your Wikipedia link, I’ve got my answer:
“Ing” is an old Germanic suffix meaning “people”.
Haihao/LS
There is another such acronym:
ROTFLMAO
rolling on the floor laughing my *ss off
Hi,
I just hope no one viewing this forum will use these on the IELTS test. I wonder if even clerical markers or senior examiners would know how to decipher them!
All the best
EU