People who whinge about terminology.

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Daz_n_Pat - 05 Feb 2004 23:32 GMT

Just wondering how you all feel about people constantly complaining about
the terms used within this group...eg..tonic clonic, grand mal, temporal
lobe epilepsy, ejaculation, etc.
These are the terms that we who go to the doctor, neurologist, who LISTEN to
the neurologist (who has studied the subject), use in our every day lives,
know and understand.

For new people who come in here and don't understand any of the meanings,
those of us here are happy to explain the common usage of a term, but don't
you agree that people who constantly complain and whinge about our use of
terminology are a pain in the butt? Isn't the common usage of a term more
important than it's literal meaning, broken down letter by letter....after
all, the meaning comes from the use.

What's your thoughts?

Darryl.

Reply to this Message

TIMMCO - 06 Feb 2004 00:19 GMT

These picky whiners are indeed abominable. I am in complete agreement with
Darryl. One gentleman is not only subverting our usage of perfectly
straightforward terms, but is introducing a degree of lewdness which has caused
me to put this place off limits for my kids. It reminds me a bit of this whole
Iraq charade, where people cannot accept the perfectly clear assertions of our
president.
Comparing doctors to the national security advisors, whether or not we found
the weapons on the ground, we can be sure they were lurking in Saddam's left
temporal lobe.

That character who disguises his identity behind some odd-ball screen name - I
vote we appeal to AOL to restrict his access to our musings on the "sacred
disease."

Reply to this Message

Daz_n_Pat - 06 Feb 2004 01:57 GMT

I agree Tim,
Unfortunately, as this is an unmoderated group, we haven't yet found a way
to restrict an individual's use of it despite their use of lewdness, their
subversive attempts at sabotage of perfectly good, albeit technically
inaccurate, terminology, and their intolerance of pain in the a.s attacks on
recognised views of issues held in common.

However, enough said about Dave-The-Negotiator. ;-)

Darryl.

> These picky whiners are indeed abominable. I am in complete agreement with
> Darryl. One gentleman is not only subverting our usage of perfectly
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> vote we appeal to AOL to restrict his access to our musings on the "sacred
> disease."

Reply to this Message

M - 06 Feb 2004 19:19 GMT

>I agree Tim,
>Unfortunately, as this is an unmoderated group, we haven't yet found a way
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
>Darryl.

Related thought bubbles....

Doesn't the Internet count as a Weapon of Mass Destruction?

Related humour bubbles.....

I set my scholarship group a homework last week to find out how spirits
(whisky, vodka, gin etc.) were made so that they could learn about
industrial fermentation and distillation. One of them couldn't do it
because her dad had locked the word "Alcohol" on her computer :))))

Signature

Malcolm

Reply to this Message

Ashling - 06 Feb 2004 10:32 GMT

Hi Daryl,

I've just joined today but I completely agree with you. God help anyone that comes on this site and whinges to me about the terminology that is part of our everyday lives. Sure to others it may sound like another language, but if they don't like it why the hell are they on this site reading and sending post. Another thing that p..... me off is the whole potatoe patato, tomato, tomato thing. Grand Mal/Tonic Clonic, I just had what you would call a heated discussion with the CEO of the Epilepsy Association for South Australia(where I live). I won't go into the initial discussion but basically I informed that I've had Epilepsy GrandMal's for 27 years now and she told me there actually called Tonic Clonic now. I informed her that I was informed 10 year's before they changed the name and changing the name hasn't seemed to either controll my siezures or change them in any way strange isn't it? I told her the Epilepsy Assoc,Neuro's or anyone for that matter can call them Tonic Clonic now but I will alway's call them Grand Mal and Petit Mal. A few other thing's were said to but this is my first post and I can type fast.
I bet the people who are complaining about the terminology don't have Epilepsy(E) sometimes I'll use shortened versions such as JME (Juivenielle Myoclonic Epilepsy) and people that either have E or have a good knowledge of it know what it mean's and if they don't they can alway's ask!!!
Ashling (South Australia)

Reply to this Message