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wnylib

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15. And "Oval" instead of "Oval Office."

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Sat May 23, 2026, 11:20 PM

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A grammatical observation and question [View all] choie May 23 OP

Twitter brain... SheltieLover May 23 #1

Hmm I remember Bush always said just "nuclear" choie May 23 #3

120 char communications destroy neural networks SheltieLover May 23 #5

Curiously, Jimmy Carter, a U.S. Navy nuclear engineer pronounced it the same way Brother Buzz May 23 #6

Another one The Blue Flower May 23 #2

YES!!! choie May 23 #4

And "Oval" instead of "Oval Office." wnylib May 23 #15

Cyber works really well as a noun LearnedHand May 23 #20

As in "Baron knows the cyber" Disaffected Sunday #22

People no longer canetoad May 23 #7

Lord, that's right! choie May 23 #8

Oh yeah. Drives me mad. No one donates. Gave and given are vanishing Easterncedar May 23 #14

Gifting or gifting grinds my gears nt r�is�n_dubh Sunday #25

Mine too canetoad Sunday #27

Like you said, it's grammar. I've had some experiance in the South and noticed a long time ago that folks shortened..... FadedMullet May 23 #9

Yep, that's one! Easterncedar May 23 #13

Very common in Appalachia r�is�n_dubh Sunday #26

Kinda drove me a little crazy too. FadedMullet Monday #41

Agree With You :: I Do (!) wyn borkins May 23 #10

Thanks wyn! choie May 23 #11

Yes, it seems to be an accelerating trend Easterncedar May 23 #12

You want to go with? radical noodle May 23 #16

I noticed that while watching the Darral Brooks trial. I thought it was a Wisconsin LoisB May 23 #18

It's also an Illinois thing. 3catwoman3 Sunday #31

I think it's started in the last few years and not just in Wisconsin radical noodle Sunday #36

This isn't new. It's a function of how English is spoken by people in areas where there were a lot of settlers who spoke WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #35

Really? radical noodle Sunday #37

Language spreads. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #40

Interesting. LoisB Sunday #39

I agree. You are not being intolerant. It seems as if everything is shorthand LoisB May 23 #17

Language is very fluid and fast moving LearnedHand May 23 #19

This! Sometimes I love playing with language and B.See Sunday #30

Oh dear - language changes. How painful. nt GenThePerservering May 23 #21

And ya, like I mean, your know, Disaffected Sunday #23

One reason I enjoy listening to BBC World Service and Al Jazeera Disaffected Sunday #24

I've noticed that, too. calimary Sunday #28

I've actually come to enjoy many of the shortenings mentioned here EverHopeful Sunday #29

Yes, absolutely. Susan Collins, the "concern troll". Never accused of overreacting. FadedMullet Monday #43

I detest impactful. Clunky and awkward. 3catwoman3 Sunday #32

"Impactful" is not very graceful but "influential" is definitely not a substitute LearnedHand Sunday #38

Leaving important words out leads sdfernando Sunday #33

The worst, to me, is calling a conspiracy theory a conspiracy. That's become all too common. n/t Mister Ed Sunday #34

Recommended. H2O Man Monday #42