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The problem, I think, is that the suffix "face" makes it sound like an insult. It would be a derogatory name, which is just unacceptable.
by theoh 11y ago
The problem, I think, is that the suffix "face" makes it sound like an insult. It would be a derogatory name, which is just unacceptable.
- jackvalentine 11y agoNo it doesn't.
- theoh 11y agoIt does for some people: http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Names_ending_in_-face http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Names_ending_in_-face
- qbrass 11y agoWhen calling someone insult-face, it's not the face part that makes it sound insulting
- theoh 11y agoWell, I think they're an example of an exocentric compound. Neither the "boat" nor the "face" is insulting, but there's an implication of ugliness. ("boatface" implies "boat-faced scoundrel" or equivalent).
- shepardrtc 11y agoPersonally I'm fine with "Boatface" being derogatory toward boats. They're inanimate objects; I think they'll be okay.
- theoh 11y agoGrown ups don't tolerate name calling. It's unpleasant.