Words going out of fashion

@the-gravedigger said
Swell

Cripple

Cripple is certainly a no, no unless you are handicapped yourself then you can call each other Cripples. I had friends who did it all the time when greeting each other.

-VR

@very-rusty said
Cripple is certainly a no, no unless you are handicapped yourself then you can call each other Cripples. I had friends who did it all the time when greeting each other.

-VR

'Crippling' though is still okay. For example, 'I have a crippling headache.'

@ghost-of-a-duke said
'Crippling' though is still okay. For example, 'I have a crippling headache.'

Of course so long as you are not saying: Very Rusty is a cripple! 😉

-VR

@wolfgang59 said
Inspired by Kev's oblong ....
what words do you like that are disappearing from usage?

Honour. Especially in that spelling.

@shallow-blue said
Honour. Especially in that spelling.

What is your issue with Honor?

-VR

@ghost-of-a-duke said
'Crippling' though is still okay. For example, 'I have a crippling headache.'

Tighter restrictions could cripple the country's economy.

@handyandy said
Tighter restrictions could cripple the country's economy.

That is fine also, as long as you don't direct the name 'cripple' to a person it is acceptable.

-VR

@handyandy said
Tighter restrictions could cripple the country's economy.

Yes, that's okay too (as long as it is not a criticism of Brexit).

😴

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Yes, that's okay too (as long as it is not a criticism of Brexit).

😴

Oh no, not Brexit again!

-VR

@very-rusty said
Yup...Sure is an oldie, something someone may or may not call Andy!

Don't confuse irritation over your constant idiocy with curmudgeonly behavior.

@handyandy said
Don't confuse irritation over your constant idiocy with curmudgeonly behavior.

LOL@ Andy, I knew that would eventually catch your attention.

Are you really cranky all the time, or do I get the best out of you?

-VR

@very-rusty said
LOL@ Andy, I knew that would eventually catch your attention.

Are you really cranky all the time, or do I get the best out of you?

Sorry, pinhead, my best is way over your head. Keep it simple.

@handyandy said
Sorry, pinhead, my best is way over your head. Keep it simple.

LOL@ Andy, you are starting to sound like goad now! 😛 😉

You sound like a cranky old dude to me!

-VR

@very-rusty said
What is your issue with Honor?

Both that it's not a shadow of a patch on honour, and that even that is going out of fashion.

@shallow-blue said
Both that it's not a shadow of a patch on honour, and that even that is going out of fashion.

hon·or
/ˈänər/
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Middle English: from Old French onor (noun), onorer (verb), from Latin honos, honor

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From the English word honour, which is of Latin origin. This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be viewed as a form of HONORIA or HONORATA, which are ultimately derived from the same source.

The aforementioned is what I found on the two word spellings! 😉

-VR