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> poop It's a brave new world where vulgar and scientific words are replaced with baby talk.
by stefantalpalaru 12y ago
> poop
It's a brave new world where vulgar and scientific words are replaced with baby talk.
- josefresco 12y agoThis is the Washington Post, not some scientific journal.
- stefantalpalaru 12y agoWhy should "feces" be used only in scientific journals?
- dignati 12y ago"fecal matter" is used later in the article. They probably just used "poop" in the title to catch more eyes.
- skierscott 12y agoAnd more clicks.
- DonHopkins 12y agoIt was a "Poop Culture" article.
- mattdotc 12y agoAstute observation. Much care is taken when writing headlines and in the case of news organizations with print editions in addition to their web presence, the web headline isn't necessarily the same as what runs in print because of different concerns, e.g. SEO vs journalistic standards.
- josefresco 12y agoI'm not saying they should - my point was that you shouldn't expect "scientific" terminology and language from the Washington Post.
- circlefavshape 12y agoI expect the author has children. Before mine arrived saying "piss" and "shit" was the most natural thing in the world, now I say "wee" and "poo" (I live in Ireland) instead, just out of habit.
- stefantalpalaru 12y agoI doubt it, it's a mainstream phenomenon that has been going on for years. Hip adults talk like children and replace "bad" words with [initial]-word all over the place. It's some sort of voluntary linguistic regression.
- redofrac 12y agoJust curious, what's wrong with this?
- stefantalpalaru 12y agoWhat's wrong with regression? Adults that speak like children might find it easier to also think like children, accept institutional father figures more easily, do what they're told without talking back, etc. Language is what we use to think so it is very important to what and how we think.
- psylence519 12y agoWhew, you should rest after taking a leap like that!
- stefantalpalaru 12y agoDon't you mean "go beddy-bye"?
- greggyb 12y agoNeoteny is posited as one of the key factors in differentiating humans in evolution[0].... [0]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny#Human_evolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny#Human_evolution
- snowwrestler 12y agoWashPo kept it from the original story headline: http://www.freeenterprise.com/story/the-key-to-a-stunning-medical-breakthrough-your-poop/ http://www.freeenterprise.com/story/the-key-to-a-stunning-me...