Fail vs. Failure

[Antipsych]

The word "fail" is a verb, NOT a noun. I'm sick of seeing it used as such. For example: The customer argued that we should stay open past closing time just for him - major fail!

Of course I will have an open mind toward the opinions of others on this topic, but my take is this: If you're too lazy too pronounce or write the full word (wow, a whole extra syllable - how can you stand it?), then don't bother saying it or writing it at all. It's not cute, rather, it's just plain annoying - as bad as text-speak.

Is anyone else with me on this?

[Greenday]

It's become a fad, the word "fail". Like "epic fail". It's stupid.

[Boozy]

Oh bah humbug, you purists. It's funny.

[linguist]

language is a living, continually evolving entity. english in particular is especially adaptable to change. nouns are verbed and verbs nouned all the time. email, laser, google--all words that began life as nouns and now are commonplace verbs (well, ok. laser began life as an acronym then became a noun, then a verb, and google began as a name. still a proper noun, though). run works in the other direction; prior to sometime around the 13th or 14th century the word was only used as a verb. now it's a verb, a noun, and an adjective.

language changes. you can't fight it. complaining about it does no good whatsoever.

[AdminAssistant]

Personally, I would LOVE it if we established an English Academy like the Acadamie Francaise. Modern slang and its usage is one thing, inclusion of it into the dictionaries is something else entirely.

[Lachrymose]

Main Entry:
2 fail
Function:
noun
Date:
13th century

1 : failure —usually used in the phrase without fail 2 : a failure (as by a security dealer) to deliver or receive securities within a prescribed period after purchase or sale

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fail%5B2%5D


FAIL!

[Slytovhand]

Epic??

I'm a bit undecided on it... though the 'FTW' annoys me...

[Lace Neil Singer]

I bet you also hate the phrase "full of win" too, you purist!

[Flyndaran]

I has cheeseburger.
My bad.
You wanna go with...?
Where you at?

I try to accept all sorts of odd grammar and vocabulary from speakers. As long as that horror isn't written, I can deal... mostly.

[Amethyst Hunter]

I'm lazy and I think 'fail' is funny. So sue me.

[anriana]

I watched so much Joss Whedon growing up that I've become completely immune to this sort of thing.

[Antipsych]

I bet you also hate the phrase "full of win" too, you purist!

How'd ya guess?