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[–]AnonForSenate 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Nobody gives a fuck about the etymology.

Seriously.

If I told you "gay" had no etymological connection to homosexuality, would that make a difference? No, it wouldn't.

[–]emkat 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (4子コメント)

That's a terrible example because "gay" is a colloquial synonym to homosexual.

The only reason you don't like niggardly is because it sounds like a different word.

Those two are very different things.

[–]AnonForSenate 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I don't dislike the word niggardly any more than I dislike Hitler's moustache or bell-bottom jeans. There are times to rock that 'stache and retro pants. It's just extremely rare.

You usually look like an idiot who knows nothing about fashion or current culture if you wear things like "the Hitler" moustache. In the same way you usually sound like an idiot if you say "niggardly."

I don't hate words or fashions. I'm merely suggesting a way to be a better communicator. If you want to talk about someone who does not spend money or give gifts then "stingy" is better than "niggardly".

Unless you want to seem like an old-timey plantation owner. If you're roleplaying a douchebag then go right ahead.

[–]emkat -2 ポイント-1 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Unless you want to seem like an old-timey plantation owner.

Again: The word "niggardly" does not have anything to do with the N-word.

[–]d3phext 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Again: The word "niggardly" does not have anything to do with the N-word.

And again, using "niggardly" when "stingy" is a much easier word to digest is not effective communication. Insisting on using it doesn't mean you're a racist, but it still comes across as an affectation.

With any word, using an archaic word over a better-understood synonym just for the sake of it makes it look like you have something to prove. It puts the focus on the word, and your decision to use it, rather than the conversation, it's distracting. That's a good enough reason to use "stingy" over "niggardly" even if "niggardly" was prounounced like "hoom-frang".

To draw a parallel, before Windows there was always that one guy who insisted on spelling out "D-O-S" aloud instead of saying the one-syllable "DOS". He's not wrong.... he's just... ugh.