by Josh Garrood

Slang

josh_garrood — 2014-09-25 21:41:34 UTC

I dislike words like "ain't" and "yolo". This is because I believe they sound stupid, and do not fit in to everyday conversation.

Words my parents dislike

josh_garrood — 2014-09-25 21:45:53 UTC

My mother does not like the word "convulsive".

She doesn't like the way it is spelt, and it reminds her of the word "repulsive".

Steven King's most hated words

josh_garrood — 2014-09-25 21:49:26 UTC

Phrases

josh_garrood — 2014-09-25 21:50:59 UTC

I dislike the phrase "to be honest".

Most unpopular/popular words in England

josh_garrood — 2014-09-25 21:54:10 UTC

My name

josh_garrood — 2014-10-02 17:37:20 UTC

From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses, as told in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. As an English name, Joshua has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

The name Jesus comes from a Greek translation of the Aramaic short form יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu'a), which was the real name of Jesus.

I'm popular!!!

josh_garrood — 2014-10-02 17:39:53 UTC

Information from Office for National Statistics from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males.^[6] In Scotland, the popularity of "Joshua" has been substantially lower than in the rest of the United Kingdom, appearing at rank 35 in 2000 and rising to rank 22 in 2006.

Assassin has an interesting origin

josh_garrood — 2014-10-02 17:43:13 UTC

Assassin

n. Murderer, generally somewhat professional; esp. one who murders a prominent figure.

During the time of the Crusades the members of a certain secret Muslim sect engaged people to terrorise their Christian enemies by performing murders as a religious duty. These acts were carried out under the influence of hashish, and so the killers became known as hashshashin, meaning eaters or smokers of hashish. Hashshashinevolved into the word assassin.

My surname

josh_garrood — 2014-10-09 18:21:56 UTC

josh_garrood — 2014-10-09 18:23:33 UTC

So I am a prophet of Moses....

josh_garrood — 2014-10-09 18:24:56 UTC

Ancient Greek

josh_garrood — 2014-10-09 18:26:31 UTC

When I was younger, I was given a name origin card by my Grandmother. It said that my name came from the Greek name Yeoshua, which meant "messenger of God".

Urban Dictionary

josh_garrood — 2014-10-09 18:30:53 UTC

Word Play

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josh_garrood — 2014-10-23 20:01:43 UTC

New words I don

josh_garrood — 2014-11-06 21:50:07 UTC

I don't like the fact that "cray" has been added to the dictionary, meaning crazy. It is completely pointless. Also, I don't like the word "amazeballs" because it sounds really stupid. Who would honestly use this in an actual conversation?

New words that I find interesting

josh_garrood — 2014-11-06 22:00:01 UTC

I find it funny that "toilet paper" has only just been added to the dictionary, considering that it's quite and ordinary and common thing. There is also a funny word "wachadoodle" that has been added to the dictionary.

josh_garrood — 2014-11-27 21:57:43 UTC

Difference of the Day: Americans are much more apt than the English to reply to 'thank you'. New blog post: Ihttp://bit.ly/1zwpchm

josh_garrood — 2014-11-27 21:59:17 UTC

Should words be banned? @StanCarey takes issue with this fashionable practice: http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/the-vogue-for-banning-words…

Retweeted by Lynne

Lynne Murphy + Christmas

josh_garrood — 2014-12-11 22:46:09 UTC