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Newspaper Words [Split]
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
by Tessa K
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Re: MonkeyPox in UK
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
by Opti
Tessa K wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does
anybody ever use such phrases irl?
Re: MonkeyPox in UK
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 9:30 am
by Tessa K
Opti wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does
anybody ever use such phrases irl?
If any of the MSM also go to swingers parties and kink clubs it will soon be in the hetero population.
Re: MonkeyPox in UK
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 12:23 pm
by dyqik
Opti wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does
anybody ever use such phrases irl?
There's the whole bit in Pratchett's The Truth about newspaper words: fracas, rumpus, etc. The scandal sheets have their own selection of words, of course.
Top of The Guardian right now is "soaring costs".
Re: MonkeyPox in UK
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 12:29 pm
by Tessa K
dyqik wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:23 pm
Opti wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does
anybody ever use such phrases irl?
There's the whole bit in Pratchett's The Truth about newspaper words: fracas, rumpus, etc. The scandal sheets have their own selection of words, of course.
Top of The Guardian right now is "soaring costs".
I used to have a very old fashioned boss who used 'eye-watering' at every opportunity. Also 'jaw-dropping'.
Re: MonkeyPox in UK
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 4:13 pm
by Trinucleus
Tessa K wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:29 pm
dyqik wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:23 pm
Opti wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does
anybody ever use such phrases irl?
There's the whole bit in Pratchett's The Truth about newspaper words: fracas, rumpus, etc. The scandal sheets have their own selection of words, of course.
Top of The Guardian right now is "soaring costs".
I used to have a very old fashioned boss who used 'eye-watering' at every opportunity. Also 'jaw-dropping'.
I often wonder whether anyone says 'pooch' or 'moggy' other than journalists told not to use 'dog' or 'cat' in two consecutive sentences
Re: Newspaper Words [Split]
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 9:48 am
by El Pollo Diablo
Topic split from monkey pox.
Re: MonkeyPox in UK
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 8:45 pm
by nekomatic
Opti wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Tessa K wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 8:19 pm
Does anyone use the word 'orgy' anymore? That's so 1970s tabloid.
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does
anybody ever use such phrases irl?
I think only tabloid writers use orgy and then only as a second mention for three-in-a-bed romp, or possibly vice versa.
Re: MonkeyPox in UK
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 8:46 pm
by nekomatic
Also,
Opti wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 5:53 am
Likewise. 'three-in-a-bed romp'. Does
anybody ever use such phrases irl?
Regrettably* the opportunity never seems to arise.