English just KICKED THE BUCKET! 1

11 December 2009 वेळ: Friday, December 11, 2009
English dies a sad death everyday..And very brutally @ that!

And guess what, we kill it~

Here is one instance how..



The victim- the word " Functional"



According to Merriam Websters dictionary:

Main Entry: func·tion·al

Pronunciation: \ˈfəŋ(k)-shnəl, -shən-əl\

Function: adjective

performing or able to perform a regular function

—func·tion·al·ly \-ē\ adverb
ctional psychosis>—compare organic 1b



I have atleast heard 25 people at isolated instances using the world wrongly, in a totally different parlance colloquially!



They say- This dress is casual but I prefer functional dresses for special occasions.

or

This is a functional clutch- for everyday purposes I have another one.



1.e. the word functional is surmised as "related to function or special occasion"

when actually it means a regular function(activity).



It is high time that we correct this gross culpable linguistic gaffe immediately!





4 प्रतिक्रिया

  1. One Says:

    Functional also means "Having a purpose". So from that perspective, its fully acceptable. Iron Maiden just bit the dust. :P

  2. K Says:

    Dear One!

    We are not @ loggerheads! And this is certainly not a war! There is no issue of me bitting dust. If u understand, some people say it is a FUNCTIONAL DRESS in relation to a FUNCTION OR CELEBRATION. I have already cited Webster's for the meaning of HAVING A PURPOSE!
    WHY DONT LAY WOMEN LIKE US HAVE AN ACESS TO YOUR PRIVILIGED BLOG?

  3. One Says:

    >>in relation to a FUNCTION OR CELEBRATION.
    I see. This point was not so clear in the article. That would be a wrong usage indeed.
    >>And this is certainly not a war!
    I hope so too. The usage of the phrase 'Bite the dust' was used to carry on the use of metaphors for 'Kicking the bucket'.
    >>WHY DONT LAY WOMEN..?
    Mostly because they are lay. And partly because of the fact that I do not have any blog. Google allowed me to comment using my Orkut login.

  4. K Says:

    Dear One!

    Thanks for visiting!

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