New words/vocab on these fora, boards..

[Oldjohnw]

Fora - misused.
Forae - non-existant.

[thirdcrank]

Four eyes: an abusive reference to a spectacle wearer.

[colin54]

Existant, non-existent.
Fries wi' that ? An Old Mcdonalds saying.

[Oldjohnw]

I'm sure would be wasting my time asking for the correct plural of forum in this context. So I won't.

[Cyril Haearn]

How does language change, progress, grow, develop, improve? Through mistakes, 'abuse' even
I live near a Place, I think I shall take to calling it a Forum

[Jdsk]

How does language change, progress, grow, develop, improve? Through mistakes, 'abuse' even

Every word and every usage was once spoken or written for the first time.

The best lay introduction that I know is Deutscher's "The Unfolding of Language":
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unfolding-Language-Guy-Deutscher/dp/0099460254

Jonathan

[mercalia]

B.C Before Covid
A.C After Covid

year one is January AC

[Oldjohnw]

Actually, forums is the new form of the word. The word that was used most recently for the first time. Fora is the plural of a word with a totally different meaning. Forums was invented to describe the plural of the modern day forum.

[Cyril Haearn]

Who says? L'academie Anglaise?

[Oldjohnw]

It's just a simple historical fact. I'm not actually bothered except forae isn't a word . It's simply that this thread is about new words. Fora isn't exactly incorrect, just unconventional.

[Cyril Haearn]

Brino
B - - - t in name only

Plus One!

[Jdsk]

Brino
B - - - t in name only

Perhaps not all that new... from page 8 of this thread, 18 July 2018:

Brino
B**x*t in name only

Jonathan

[Cyril Haearn]

Motus*
Type of cycle apparently
Or PotUS in a lotus

* sounds a bit like one of my favourite words for one of my unfavourite things, -1

[Cyril Haearn]

Cyclery: business purveying cycles
Winery: business making drinks from grapes
Whinery, Bleatery: internut forum