This word bothers me...
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If ohmage is a "made up word" then why is it in the dictionary? Google it.
Plus... Doesn't it just make sense? Plenty of other units of measurement are expressed with an "age" suffix.
Voltage wattage footage mileage etc etc...
Plus... Doesn't it just make sense? Plenty of other units of measurement are expressed with an "age" suffix.
Voltage wattage footage mileage etc etc...
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my doctor said he could give me a little blue pill to help with that Ohmage / impotence or whatever you want to call it.....
Actually, it kind of does. Anytime someone makes a thread about people using the wrong words, and then goes on to misspell a simple word, it does kind of defeat the purpose of the thread.
Also, words are just words. These aren't academic papers, scientific journals, or even technical write-ups we are talking about. We are talking about VAPE REVIEWS.....on YOUTUBE.
I've really never understood grammar nazis, or the like. I DO understand it in scientific, academic, or professional situations. That makes perfect sense. However, when we are dealing with the casual/social/entertainment arenas......why should ANYONE care how other people speak/write/etc?
If it bothers you that much, just don't read/listen to it/them. Why makes threads about it....or how you see elsewhere people constantly correcting punctuation, spelling, etc. It never made sense to me.
Language itself is really an Art form, not a science. Therefore, how one chooses to express himself is just part of his or her own artistic expression. I personally find many accents, dialetics, mannerisms, etc really intriguing. They add uniqueness to dialogue. Even slang, shorthand, emoticons etc, all have their place.
If it bothers you that much, just don't read/listen to it/them. Why makes threads about it....or how you see elsewhere people constantly correcting punctuation, spelling, etc. It never made sense to me.
Language itself is really an Art form, not a science. Therefore, how one chooses to express himself is just part of his or her own artistic expression. I personally find many accents, dialetics, mannerisms, etc really intriguing. They add uniqueness to dialogue. Even slang, shorthand, emoticons etc, all have their place.
It kind of depends on the context. "Ohmage" might be picky, but in other cases you cause confusion by using the wrong terms or when your writing is completely unintelligible. For instance; people used to come into the shop and want me to fix their "modem". Well, it's not a modem. It's a tower or a computer. A modem is a different device completely.
This seems analogous in the culinary world to untrained self proclaimed "personal chefs" calling what they do "cheffing". There is no such word. That is like scratching your fingernails across a blackboard to a professional chef...;-)~
Pure win? I only trust one dictionary, Webster's.... And ohmage is not recognized by them.
What really bothers me is when people use redundant words. Such as ATM machine (Automatic Teller Machine machine?!?) or PIN number (Personal Identification Number number?!?).
Now strictly speaking of electronic and electric circuits Impedance is not actually the same as Resistance. Impedance applies more in AC circuits and takes into account both Resistance AND Phase of the cycle.
Now strictly speaking of electronic and electric circuits Impedance is not actually the same as Resistance. Impedance applies more in AC circuits and takes into account both Resistance AND Phase of the cycle.
Yes it is....
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/ohmage
Perhaps you spelled it incorrectly?
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/ohmage
Perhaps you spelled it incorrectly?
Oh, sorry....I was using the app on my phone to use Merriam Webster. Oh well....ohmage it is. More dumbing down of the masses turning ignorant slang into legitimate words.
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