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13 replies on “5 suffixes you must abandon immediately.”
I would add -ometer except that it’s my favorite and I refuse to abandon it.
Excellent instincts.
-wise, as in weather-wise or road-wise, ad nauseum.
-athon
I’m partial to -asaurus.
-izzle
-izzle! I can’t believe I forgot that one.
ilicious
What about Albopalooza?
My two most commonly used suffixes are probably -style and -core.
as in: “I am hungry-style.” or, “This sandwich is delicious-core!”
SUFFIXGATE!!!!
This thread has degenerated into a veritable suffixpalooza. Everyone knows Waldoatron is currently cringing at my gratuitious emphasis. This is so painfulish.
Well wasn’t that craptastic.
I don’t know if we’ll ever get rid of “-gate,” though we should. The New Republic made a valiant effort during the Iran-Contra scandal, labeling it “Iranamok,” but it never caught on. Pity.
I would add -ometer except that it’s my favorite and I refuse to abandon it.
Excellent instincts.
-wise, as in weather-wise or road-wise, ad nauseum.
-athon
I’m partial to -asaurus.
-izzle
-izzle! I can’t believe I forgot that one.
ilicious
What about Albopalooza?
My two most commonly used suffixes are probably -style and -core.
as in: “I am hungry-style.” or, “This sandwich is delicious-core!”
SUFFIXGATE!!!!
This thread has degenerated into a veritable suffixpalooza. Everyone knows Waldoatron is currently cringing at my gratuitious emphasis. This is so painfulish.
Well wasn’t that craptastic.
I don’t know if we’ll ever get rid of “-gate,” though we should. The New Republic made a valiant effort during the Iran-Contra scandal, labeling it “Iranamok,” but it never caught on. Pity.
-alicious