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Author:  kidclam [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:31 am ]
Post subject:  Where the hell did "Heighth" get into people's vocabulary?
I was learning Sketchbook Pro through Lynda.com and heard the tutor say "Heighth" instead of "Height"
I repeated the video a few times to check if I heard wrong but searching on the Internets found some interesting links.
What baffles me is that this tutor is working as a design consultant and illustrator.

http://forums.thestranger.com/showthread.php?t=6533
Author:  Roger [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:38 am ]
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I'd like to know when people started saying "Internets."
Author:  BloodDrinker6969 [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:43 am ]
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Roger wrote:
I'd like to know when people started saying "Internets."

When people over 50 learned about the internet.
"They've all got those internets going on over there with their myface and interweb mailings i just don't get it!"
Author:  kidclam [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:45 am ]
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Roger wrote:
I'd like to know when people started saying "Internets."


I thought that started with Bush? Or did he popularise it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKTH6f1JfX8
Author:  Chad Hensley [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:42 am ]
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Many special words and deeds started with Bush...

one of my faves is "strategery"
Author:  Punkin Donuts [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:27 am ]
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Don't forget "nu-cu-lar"
Author:  Cubensis [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:50 am ]
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Roger wrote:
I'd like to know when people started saying "Internets."

That made me laugh out loud.
Author:  Dean [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:10 am ]
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"Interwebs" is even worse. That's worth a bitchslap every time. "My interwebs didn't get that e-mail." AAARRGGHH!!!!

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Author:  BloodDrinker6969 [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:11 am ]
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Dean wrote:
"Interwebs" is even worse. That's worth a bitchslap every time. "My interwebs didn't get that e-mail." AAARRGGHH!!!!

Well I say it out of irony, I didn't know anyone said it for REALZ! I like "the net" best. So dated.
Author:  rockert [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:45 am ]
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"The internet is a series of tubes."
Author:  sndbyte [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:44 pm ]
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And when did Northern California become NorCal?

I always thought NorCal was a garbage company in SF.
Author:  uh oh [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:20 pm ]
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I think "heighth" is actually a word it's just really old.
I've heard it a lot in technical realms...like construction.
It's still annoying.
Author:  DYBBUKIM [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Where the hell did "Heighth" get into people's vocabulary?
I bought one of those at Haight and Stanyon once.

OOPS, I actually mean "Haight-th"
Author:  kidclam [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm ]
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uh oh wrote:
I think "heighth" is actually a word it's just really old.


Wrong! Not really Charles Dickens :(
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Heighth
Author:  il_muffino [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:45 pm ]
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BloodDrinker6969 wrote:
Dean wrote:
"Interwebs" is even worse. That's worth a bitchslap every time. "My interwebs didn't get that e-mail." AAARRGGHH!!!!

Well I say it out of irony, I didn't know anyone said it for REALZ! I like "the net" best. So dated.


I say "interwebs" a lot, too, for pretty much the same reason. I also know that it annoys some people which makes saying it so much fun.
Author:  Anti Social Andy [ Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:06 am ]
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I blame all the n00bs! . . . . :D
Author:  Roger [ Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Where the hell did "Heighth" get into people's vocabulary?
kidclam wrote:
uh oh wrote:
I think "heighth" is actually a word it's just really old.
Wrong! Not really Charles Dickens :(
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Heighth
No, uh oh is right, it's an old way of saying "height." Just like when you're referring to how broad something is, you can say "breadth." Why one survived over the years and not the other, who knows.

Urban dictionary isn't a real dictionary, either. Anyone can submit their own words:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=burgina
Author:  Dean [ Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:54 am ]
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sndbyte wrote:
And when did Northern California become NorCal?

I always thought NorCal was a garbage company in SF.


Just don't call it "Cali" please.

I guess saying "interwebs" with irony is cool, but I despise the uber-geeks who insist that it's more "accurate" than "internet."

I'm going to start referring to my "word processor" for irony. :D
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