tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post8198856558157723968..comments2023-04-06T02:30:06.988-07:00Comments on Torrent of Consciousness: The Other Version of Mind Your LanguageMelanie Boxallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-26929136873287405942013-08-12T03:36:40.187-07:002013-08-12T03:36:40.187-07:00You could both be right. Lo meaning.............. ...You could both be right. Lo meaning.............. Lo and behold. So it sort of means "WOAH!" Woah! Fat!Melanie Boxallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-54984078310954919802013-08-12T02:45:09.773-07:002013-08-12T02:45:09.773-07:00I've seen it in marketing as well; I'm won...I've seen it in marketing as well; I'm wondering if it is some sort of legal manoeuver, to cover corporate butt because the product is not, in actuality, LOW fat. When mutilated words show up in advertising, lesser minds believe the spelling to be legitimate and toss it into everyday vernacular. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-91748446381484197072013-08-11T13:43:55.275-07:002013-08-11T13:43:55.275-07:00Oh, Melanie--you are such a rebel! ;) LOL
Wouldn&...Oh, Melanie--you are such a rebel! ;) LOL<br /><br />Wouldn't it be fun to revert to vowel-less words? We are practically there now with the txtg and the acronyms that are everywhere. Language is becoming more of a guessing game; not bad, when I'm in the mood....<br /><br />I've seen this "lo fat" of which you write, and sometimes it has a dash in between: "lo-fat." I think it may be a branding thing--one of those advertising memes that are supposed to make people buy stuff that may not be all that "low fat" anyway. ~ Blessings! :)Kathy Custrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687890338800680972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-90590351516128071802013-08-11T09:59:12.879-07:002013-08-11T09:59:12.879-07:00GRRRRRRGRRRRRRMelanie Boxallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-82131472548947945552013-08-11T09:10:11.457-07:002013-08-11T09:10:11.457-07:00Pedantic lite?
Pedantic lite? <br />Scheherazadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582502130446093690noreply@blogger.com