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Not a judgement on the content of the post, but is anyone else annoyed at the lazy trend to dub any controversy "something"-gate? Watergate was called that beca
by thereddaikon 5y ago
Not a judgement on the content of the post, but is anyone else annoyed at the lazy trend to dub any controversy "something"-gate? Watergate was called that because that's the name of the hotel. Gate is not some synonym for scandal. It's just a gate. We used to have more appropriate names for things. At least the Panama Papers had a proper name, even if everyone forgot about it and nothing ever came of it.
- RankingMember 5y agoTotally. It's like "you're an author, fella, be creative!" Here's one I just came up with: Fraudible! Gets the point across and doesn't perpetuate this weird "-gate" scheme. Also rolls off the tongue a lot nicer if I do say so myself.
- lolinder 5y agoYep, and calling it Audiblegate is just symptomatic of the general quality of the thinking that went into the post. It's lazy reasoning cloaked behind the language of internet outrage.
- wccrawford 5y agoThis has bothered me for some time now. Most of these handy portmanteaus don't really bother me, but this one makes no sense on its own and just sounds stupid. Sure, I know what they mean, but I cringe every time.
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- octagonal 5y agoLanguage can change and words can take up new meanings.
- thereddaikon 5y agoYes but that shouldn't be an excuse for being lazy.
- InCityDreams 5y agoReplygate?
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