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Weak - a very discouraging word
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post Nov 14 2007, 09:13 PM
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Okay Im still new here and the last thing I want to do is cause arguments but I feel I can express my opinions here. I hate a certain word and it is not even a swear word. In fact I can handle swearing but when I hear this word I cringe. It is the word WEAK. The other spelling I can handle because it is a totally different meaning. The word WEAK to me has always been a nasty word. Maybe to me just because of the way it sounds. I would rather someone use the word TIRED. While it is not totally the same meaning it somewhat is. Weak basically sounds worthless or hopeless and I can't stand it when I hear it in songs. Again that is just me. Tired doesn't have a hopeless or worthless feeling attached to it. I must be a first to hate this word. But maybe not. Okay I just needed to get this off my chest.
 
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:25 PM
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Weak can be offensive to some people, but It can also be used to describe someone who is ill and not able to do things.

i dk i don't think it's a bad word
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:33 PM
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I guess if person is ill it is okay to use it. I prefer to use the word tired when someone is ill. But if it used to describe a person in a losing battle for example I don't like it. Again that is just me.
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:40 PM
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your argument is weak
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:46 PM
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I guess in the right context, it could definitely be discouraging. I don't mind hearing it, as long as the person using it isn't referring to me. haha

Tired =/= Weak.
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:47 PM
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I don't think it is. Everyone has a right to express how they feel.
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:47 PM
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QUOTE(Podomaht @ Nov 14 2007, 09:40 PM) *
your argument is weak

laugh.gif I love it.
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:49 PM
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I don't like the word but depending on the context I think it can be bad or good.
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 10:51 PM
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QUOTE(Podomaht @ Nov 14 2007, 09:40 PM) *
your argument is weak
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I guess it depends on what someone's talking about. If someone's calling you weak or something personal... than it might just be something you can use to prove them wrong. Otherwise, I think it's a suitable word to describe something.
 
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post Nov 14 2007, 11:38 PM
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every time you say or hear weak, add sauce to the end of it. it makes things better :)

actually i add sauce to the end of everything.
lamesauce, weaksauce... use your imagination.
 
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post Nov 15 2007, 12:07 AM
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Hmmm okay I must try that. I could think of other words too that would be funnier. Example: buttsauce, sh!tsauce, sausagesauce, fudgesauce, asssauce. I could think of a few more but I don't want to get into trouble for posting them here as they are a bit nastier. I will have to think of some more words.
 
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post Nov 15 2007, 12:12 AM
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I dont think it's a really bad word in general, but it could be in certain contexts. I reckon it's suitable in some cases, like the ill thing as said above. It just depends.

laugh.gif at the sauce thing.
 
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post Nov 15 2007, 12:12 AM
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QUOTE(revoltaire @ Nov 14 2007, 11:38 PM) *
every time you say or hear weak, add sauce to the end of it. it makes things better :)

actually i add sauce to the end of everything.
lamesauce, weaksauce... use your imagination.

I add sauce to a lot of things too. fagsauce is probably my favorite.
 
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post Nov 15 2007, 12:25 AM
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Aside from being discouraging, "weak" is a truthful, and sometimes deceptive word. It is used by the arrogant and the modest alike. It describes the physical and the intangibles so it is a useful word. Finally, it takes a person with a lot of strength to admit his/her weaknesses.

What's there not to like about the word again?
 
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post Nov 15 2007, 02:42 AM
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People assume young people are weak emotionally or mentally and that is not always the case. I consider myself a VERY strong person, not really physically, but mentally and emotionally. I have tackled so many things without stumbling that some people twice my age would have tripped over. It offends me when people call me or "youths" weak.

In that sense, I suppose it is the wrong word to choose. But, discouraging? It motivates me even more when people that don't know me think I am weak.
 
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post Nov 15 2007, 03:34 AM
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I've never seen weak as a horrible word....obviously sometimes in certain contexts, its not a very good word and yes it can be discouraging but its not that terrible is it?
 

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