a Vote for the "worst" word used in the RFF in 2006

Fascinating. Why is "bokeh" a bad word?
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I can't say I like the word much, but then again it's handy that there is such a word.

Why don't I like it? Perhaps because it seems a little too close to the Scots word for vomit, which is bowk.
 
My pet hates are acronyms. To be frank, not all of them. IMHO has a nice ring to it. And GAS is funny. But AFAIK is lazy; YMMV, infuriating (it took me some time to figure it out, esp. as I wasn't aware of the expression); WYSIWYG, just unbelievable. And WTR posted above - I still haven't worked that one out.

DYKWIM?
 
telenous said:
My pet hates are acronyms. To be frank, not all of them. IMHO has a nice ring to it. And GAS is funny. But AFAIK is lazy; YMMV, infuriating (it took me some time to figure it out, esp. as I wasn't aware of the expression); WYSIWYG, just unbelievable. And WTR posted above - I still haven't worked that one out.

DYKWIM?
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WRT = With respect to...

WYSIWYG = What you see is what you get...a perfectly respectable acronym of ancient lineage, originally refering to a type of word processor (e.g. Word) where the screen is visually identical to the printed output. This is as opposed to a "mark up language", like HTML, where a computer process the markup to render the visual output.

Regards,
Ira
 
Magenta is a good one
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So's Columbia! :) :) :)

minty
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Seriously, that one makes me sick! Sounds like a commercial for a mouthwash. E-bay's contribution to our vocabulary, tres annoying.

Speaking of annoying, I don't mind "mint" or "minty" as much as "L@@K, LQQK, or R@RE". {_gag_}

What is the etymology of "Bokeh"?
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Japanese, supposedly. However, a friend of mine who is Japanese had never heard of it before I told her.

And how, exactly, does one pronounce it?
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I mostly hear it pronounced "bow-ka", rhyming with polka, but I've heard it also pronounced "boke", rhyming with poke, and also with the second syllable truncated by those trying to sound artsy-f*rtsy. :)
 
Gabriel M.A. said:
I'm going to have to go with "aperature".

That makes me cringe and think a few choice words after I say "it's aperture!"

Runner-up? "censored"
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I made this mistake once :angel:

My vote goes to PRISTINE

-Mitch
 
Topdog1 said:
WRT = With respect to...

WYSIWYG = What you see is what you get...a perfectly respectable acronym of ancient lineage, originally refering to a type of word processor (e.g. Word) where the screen is visually identical to the printed output. This is as opposed to a "mark up language", like HTML, where a computer process the markup to render the visual output.

Regards,
Ira
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I am sure you are right. Still these acronyms are not entirely obvious to non-native speakers and/or computer-language-phobic photographers. It is always a nice gesture to write longhand, and I say this as someone who works in an academic field where such courtesies are rarely extended, much to the suffering of everyone involved.

Best,
 
telenous said:
I am sure you are right. Still these acronyms are not entirely obvious to non-native speakers and/or computer-language-phobic photographers. It is always a nice gesture to write longhand, and I say this as someone who works in an academic field where such courtesies are rarely extended, much to the suffering of everyone involved.

Best,
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I'm sure you are correct about this, too. Consider it part of the argot of the blogosphere and the creeping digitization of all things, including photography and discourse. :bang:

/Ira
 
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