- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Winter Olympics
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
0
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:03 am to yellowfin
quote:
Where's Brag's post about his new boat?
IDK...I went to public school.
I heard it is a wooden skiff, painted white, and it leaks profusely.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:13 am to musick
quote:
Since greetings were established? Have you ever heard "top of the morning to you"
Yea but 'top of the morning' actually means 'good morning'.
quote:
Same thing with "afternoon", "evening". I know you've heard those as greetings right?
Sure I've heard them. They're just as dumb.
Again, you don't just make the statement of what day it is to someone as a greeting. Why would making a statement of what time of day it is be an acceptable greeting? And if that is acceptable then why can't you say the specific time?
Obviously I'm not actually stressing out about this, more random musings on a boring Wednesday. No one can dispute that it is dumb just to say the time of day. If you're wishing someone a good morning it makes sense. If you're just stating the fact that it's the morning, it's pretty idiotic.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:14 am to FootballNostradamus
(no message)
This post was edited on 9/9/15 at 9:14 am
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:16 am to FootballNostradamus
Shut up and just be happy someone is taking time to be courteous to you instead of bashing your brains right the frick in.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:16 am to FootballNostradamus
Nearly 50 down votes in 45 minutes. Nice job champ.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:17 am to FootballNostradamus
To me it's like a country or lazy shortened slang way of saying it
Either way is fine with me
Either way is fine with me
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:22 am to FootballNostradamus
quote:
I know alot of sayings don't really make sense when you think about them and this is obviously a result of people being too lazy to say 'good morning', but this has turned into one of the dumbest things people say.
Everyone is basically just walking around making a statement about what time of day it is. Every time someone says 'morning' or 'evening' to me it makes me want to just say some generic statement back to them like 'Wednesday' or 'sunny'.
Is this Obama's fault?
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:26 am to Paige
I have a long laundry list of lingual irritations that very subtly get under my skin. Can't say this is one of them though. It's just simple truncation for sake of mild laziness. Not a big deal. There are far bigger fish to fry when it comes to modern language and communication problems.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:26 am to FootballNostradamus
quote:
obviously a result of people being too lazy to say 'good morning'
Right and what's wrong with that? I'd be perfectly fine if we just went with a system of nods and grunts.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:33 am to FootballNostradamus
quote:
Sure I've heard them. They're just as dumb.
You're dumb. It's a commonly used phrase.
quote:
Again, you don't just make the statement of what day it is to someone as a greeting. Why would making a statement of what time of day it is be an acceptable greeting? And if that is acceptable then why can't you say the specific time?
I'll say it again: you are dense if you dont understand this. it's a general statement, making it a greeting , specifics to the exact time of the clock is not a greeting.
quote:
Obviously I'm not actually stressing out about this, more random musings on a boring Wednesday. No one can dispute that it is dumb just to say the time of day. If you're wishing someone a good morning it makes sense. If you're just stating the fact that it's the morning, it's pretty idiotic.
Everyone in this thread has disputed this. Also read the past 100 GMT's, more then 75% of the people say "Morning"
You, sir, are just either bored and trolling or too dense to understand simple greetings.
This post was edited on 9/9/15 at 9:34 am
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:34 am to Clockwatcher68
quote:
"I always say “morning” instead of “good morning”. If it were a good morning I’d still be in bed instead of talking to people."
Bill Murray
Guy just spits truth.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:45 am to FootballNostradamus
quote:
But when did acknowledging the time of day become a greeting
Probably around the time people became smart enough to understand language and it's purpose: communication in a manner that allows both parties to understand what the other is stating.
Every language has shortened statements the rely on the listener not being as dumb as a sack of bricks.
Just doesn't work sometimes apparently
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:49 am to CptBengal
I don't even care if its true or not, best response of the day!
Posted on 9/9/15 at 10:56 am to FootballNostradamus
The main point you seem to be missing is that "Good morning" / "Morning" are not declarations in which the person speaking is merely acknowledging the time of day. It is an expression in which someone is wishing you well; it's a shortened form of "I bid you a good morning" or "I wish you a good morning".
Since "Good morning" is an expression of well wishing, it requires an object. If you were going on a specific journey, a greeting of well wishes would be specific to that journey. In the case of co-workers or acquaintances seeing each other on a regular basis, morning, afternoon, evening/night become appropriate (imho) objects. It would be odd to wish someone a happy life or a happy year on a daily basis. If you're bidding someone farewell at the end of the day, "Good evening" is a perfect statement of wishing them a safe trip home, a pleasant evening & happy dreams till you see them again in the morning. "Good morning" is similarly appropriate for acknowledging someone's presence in a friendly manner and bidding them good luck in not having a shitty day.
If you're a selfish prick and don't want to wish your colleagues well, by all means stick to "Hey"/"Hi"/"Hello", or similar... though you should know the etymology of hello is related to hailing people, like hailing a cab or hailing a ferryman to transport you across the river. So, if you're going to hail your colleagues, to what end? If not "Good morning" or "Hello", then you risk pigeon-holing yourself into something obscure or nerdy/politically correct, like "Greetings" or not greeting people at all... and do you think that's better?
If you're annoyed at the truncation of Good morning to G'morning to Morning, then I don't know what to tell you. Pretty much every popular and vital language has evolved over time and will continue to do so. There's no point in getting sore about it and longing for the day when people didn't contract expressions out of convenience or laziness.
Since "Good morning" is an expression of well wishing, it requires an object. If you were going on a specific journey, a greeting of well wishes would be specific to that journey. In the case of co-workers or acquaintances seeing each other on a regular basis, morning, afternoon, evening/night become appropriate (imho) objects. It would be odd to wish someone a happy life or a happy year on a daily basis. If you're bidding someone farewell at the end of the day, "Good evening" is a perfect statement of wishing them a safe trip home, a pleasant evening & happy dreams till you see them again in the morning. "Good morning" is similarly appropriate for acknowledging someone's presence in a friendly manner and bidding them good luck in not having a shitty day.
If you're a selfish prick and don't want to wish your colleagues well, by all means stick to "Hey"/"Hi"/"Hello", or similar... though you should know the etymology of hello is related to hailing people, like hailing a cab or hailing a ferryman to transport you across the river. So, if you're going to hail your colleagues, to what end? If not "Good morning" or "Hello", then you risk pigeon-holing yourself into something obscure or nerdy/politically correct, like "Greetings" or not greeting people at all... and do you think that's better?
If you're annoyed at the truncation of Good morning to G'morning to Morning, then I don't know what to tell you. Pretty much every popular and vital language has evolved over time and will continue to do so. There's no point in getting sore about it and longing for the day when people didn't contract expressions out of convenience or laziness.
Page 3 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News