I agree it shouldnt be accepted but tried traitor aswell, then read again, and saw they needed the crime and couldnt think how I could make an "act" out of the word traitor. Traiting, traitoring? lol But treachory sounds good ( not sure if that is used for betrayal of your country or just betrayal in general though)
I know that some do not like complaints about these quizzes being too "americocentric", but I would nevertheless like to point out that tricorns are by no means specific for colonial North America. They were widespread in the 18th century and worn throughout the European cultural sphere (including overseas territories and Asian Russia) - just look up pictures of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, for example.
Pitchforks and tridents are two different things used for completely different actions. Pitchforks are curved and usually have four slim, round tines, and are used for picking up and pitching loose hay. Tridents are straight with three flat, pointed tines and are used for spearing frogs and fish. One could not pitch hay very well with a trident, nor would one have much luck gigging a fish with a pitchfork.
nice quiz, but not sure why the clue for tardy was not simply Late, why "late for school"....that would be like for the clue toxic you saying "poisonous drink", i.e. the drink part is not needed...
Its an added hint, considering the overwhelming majority of the time one would hear the word "tardy" would be if they were late for school...because unless you come across some overly pedantic asshole, chances are they won't be saying youre tardy for being late to work or lunch.
really? The school addition made me NOT type tardy, because I figure it múst be something else (I literaly almost started typing it and stopped myself). In the end more for fun ( or desperation) I typed tardy anyway, extremely surprised it was right for that clue. I thought it was just a posh/oldfashioned word for late
Also was steered away from tardy at first by the clue. Since it was specific to schools, I tried "truant". We don't use tardy to mean late for school here (weirdly, we use the term "Late"), so I'd only use tardy *outside* the school context.
As a Brit throwing my tuppence worth in, whenever I have heard the word "tardy" I have heard it used only in the context of kids being late to school. It's not a word we use in the UK in my experience, so I have only heard it on american tv and have always had the impression it is used only for little kids. I would've thought it would be inappropriate to call a full grown adult "tardy", but now I'm not so sure!
It might be an age thing. I've never heard it used with reference to school, though I used to be a teacher, but fairly often in business letters - apologies for this tardy reply...
In my (Australian) experience, it's never used for schools, and rarely used at all, but carries a connotation of being habitually late, or unreasonably slow (failing to keep up with a group, for example).
I get a mental picture of somebody stuffing a 'Pooh-bear' type stuffed animal like Rupert on Family Guy wondering to myself "What the hell do they call those people?"
Exactly... !! This time I thought of stuffed animals, like the toys, while on another quiz it was the other way around, the only think I could think of was taxidermy. The pluche things hadnt even crossed my mind. (maybe that why this time that was what I thought about, took me another lookover of the clues before the penny dropped. Mainly because I couldnt think of a word for the other thing besides the one I made up, teddying haha
"Cross dresser" is a derogatory term that trans people find extremely offensive the same way a certain "F" word is offensive to gay people. Should be removed. No place for it here.
Crossdressers and transgender people have nothing to do with one another. A crossdresser is simply someone who enjoys wearing clothes for the opposite sex, but still identifies with the gender assigned at birth. Crossdressers exist and are not offensive and practically no transgender person would agree with your position.
SpacemanSpiff is a derogatory term that hottentots find extremely offensive the same way a certain "Q" word is offensive to Norwegians. Should be removed. No place for it here.
personally I think it is the other way around. Atleast here, transvestite isnt peceived as a positive word. Cross dresser is neutral and simply describes it.
Transvestite also simply describes it. Trans - meaning other side. Vest - meaning clothing. Ultimately, it just means a person who wears the clothing of another "side" (in this case, another gender)
Transvestite would be offensive to most transgender people if it was used to describe them, but I don't imagine that most actual transvestites would be terribly offended by it
I, as a transgender person, find it offensive if somebody calls *me* a crossdresser or transvestite because I am not one, but if it's not directed at me and the person saying it understands the difference between cross dressing and being transgender, then it's perfectly fine.
The T slur, however, is one that I think is universally offensive to cross dressers and transgender people alike (generally speaking, obviously)
It doesn't matter what the technical definition is. What matters is the connotation. There are any number of other examples of derogatory terms that don't "mean" anything bad. They just aren't used except by those intending to be mean (or those who haven't yet realized or accepted the changed connotation).
Consider the term "homo". If you want to have a serious conversation about a gay person, that's not the word you use, however technically correct. I think that's point being made by treblig and Olober. Transvestite has lost it's clinical connotation and now is used only with malice or ignorance. Maybe you didn't know before. Now you do. It's a sign of maturity to be willing to adjust to the world as it changes.
@ferkettr: Actually I don't think that's what Olober was saying. If you read the comment above, they note it's really only a problem when transvestite is erroneously used to refer to a transgender person. They are two separate concepts. There's a similar term that is more universally considered derogatory, perhaps that's where the confusion lies.
Also: as a gay person myself, I don't think there's anything wrong with using the term homo. I suppose it could be found offensive if it was used in an obviously pejorative way, but in my experience it's more often used as a neutral or positive term. That's the thing with connotation, it varies depending on context and intent.
Don’t know about anyone else’s country, but in my area we wouldn’t use this word because it’s considered a pejorative. It became socially unacceptable right about when the “R” word did. Oddly, there’s a word that is considered quite offensive in Britain that no one here in Canada seems to care about (rhymes with jazz…). Anyways, something to consider. It’ll likely be an obsolete word in a few years.
A trident is more accurately described as a three-pointed spear. It's a traditional fishing tool, as opposed to a pitchfork, which is a farm tool and has a different shape.
I and my girlfriend think "Tranny", "Transsexual" and "Transgender" should be possible answers for the "Cross dresser" question, not only "Transvestite".
I went with truant because the clue included a school reference, which is wrong. Tardy just means late or slow, and I've never heard it used referencing school.
I suppose it could come up in the school-related sentence, "Jenkins was somewhat tardy in his response to the headmaster's question, resulting in him receiving six of the best."
I bet 'six of the best' is drawing a few blank faces these days.
It is used as school reference all the time, but perhaps its not commonly used outside of the USA? Most report cards have a column that lists "Days Tardy" or something similar. "Tardy Slip" "Why were you tardy today?" etc...
The topic has been discussed extensively in the comments above. I think issues arise when folks who are unfamiliar with the differences between similar-sounding terms misuse them. Ultimately, I feel that educating someone on the nuances of the terminology is more helpful than demanding a word be removed. The latter reaction simply reifies the erroneous negative connotation, rather than clearing up ambiguity.
Would be considered old-fashioned now I imagine.
I get a mental picture of somebody stuffing a 'Pooh-bear' type stuffed animal like Rupert on Family Guy wondering to myself "What the hell do they call those people?"
Transvestite would be offensive to most transgender people if it was used to describe them, but I don't imagine that most actual transvestites would be terribly offended by it
The T slur, however, is one that I think is universally offensive to cross dressers and transgender people alike (generally speaking, obviously)
Consider the term "homo". If you want to have a serious conversation about a gay person, that's not the word you use, however technically correct. I think that's point being made by treblig and Olober. Transvestite has lost it's clinical connotation and now is used only with malice or ignorance. Maybe you didn't know before. Now you do. It's a sign of maturity to be willing to adjust to the world as it changes.
Also: as a gay person myself, I don't think there's anything wrong with using the term homo. I suppose it could be found offensive if it was used in an obviously pejorative way, but in my experience it's more often used as a neutral or positive term. That's the thing with connotation, it varies depending on context and intent.
"Cross-dresser Replaces the term "transvestite"."
I suppose it could come up in the school-related sentence, "Jenkins was somewhat tardy in his response to the headmaster's question, resulting in him receiving six of the best."
I bet 'six of the best' is drawing a few blank faces these days.
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