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radius777

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137. This is the first I've heard about 'moist' being weird.

Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:38 AM

Nov 2024

Maybe it's generational, I'm gen-x (ie middle aged) and grew up with TV commercials marketing 'moist chocolate chip cookies', 'moist and gooey brownies', etc... nobody I know has ever objected to that word. Cooking shows routinely use 'moist' to describe food.

And as far as how it's used to describe female sexuality - people don't view 'moist' in that context to be gross - but hot and sexy.

IOW, in both the culinary and sexual contexts of the word it's viewed to be a good and desirable quality.

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What the hell is wrong with the word "crisp?" [View all] cyclonefence Nov 2024 OP

Jesus Arthur_Frain Nov 2024 #1

OMG! Those woody and tinny words. TheBlackAdder Nov 2024 #59

Who says there's something wrong with it? 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #2

"There's no such word as snuck". And, you would be wrong. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #3

Exactly. Snuck is fine. MineralMan Nov 2024 #44

I'm not talking about definitions cyclonefence Nov 2024 #49

Well, ain't that something? -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #134

What are you talking about? Emile Nov 2024 #4

Yes snuck is a word. It is in general usage. Srkdqltr Nov 2024 #5

"snuck" has replaced "sneaked" cyclonefence Nov 2024 #31

"What did you bring me the book that I do not to be read to out of up for?" Jerry2144 Nov 2024 #32

Really? whathehell Nov 2024 #109

Punchline about a child complaining to his father Jerry2144 Nov 2024 #111

One more thing: irregular verbs have disappeared from the newspaper Hekate Nov 2024 #46

Wrong. Verbs are being regularized in the age of telecommunications Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #54

Perhaps so cyclonefence Nov 2024 #63

Dictionaries ARE guides. Proscribing & prescribing usage is as useless as telling tRump to stop being crude Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #65

Hinton WV cyclonefence Nov 2024 #69

Oh my. You would have censored a lot of what Shakespeare wrote. wnylib Nov 2024 #64

Yes! His whole schtick was messing with how words are used.... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #107

I have not managed to convey my meaning cyclonefence Nov 2024 #130

With a pint? NotANeocon Nov 2024 #133

Forgot about those crisps cyclonefence Nov 2024 #160

Thou speakest verily. Language doth change. wnylib Nov 2024 #135

Sure do, don't it? cyclonefence Nov 2024 #161

'Crispy' may've taken off due to Rice Krispies, radius777 Nov 2024 #136

I rather like beginning some of my sentences with And. Polly Hennessey Nov 2024 #102

And? Think. Again. Nov 2024 #108

Sometimes jfz9580m Nov 2024 #145

I learned: They shrank. They have shrunk. LeftInTX Nov 2024 #158

Yeah cyclonefence Nov 2024 #159

Words evolve. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #6

Conjugate "snuck" for me cyclonefence Nov 2024 #51

It's irregularly irregular. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #68

I grew up with "snuck" LeftInTX Nov 2024 #75

Ditto nt calikid Nov 2024 #125

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not appropriate usage. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #86

You can't. It's past tense of sneak LeftInTX Nov 2024 #88

You will be okay. H2O Man Nov 2024 #93

But it IS correct usage. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #118

Exactly. Language is as language does Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #62

Isn't "crisp" the new word for "cool"? Ligyron Nov 2024 #7

Yes it is. It means awesome, cool, amazing, etc. liberalla Nov 2024 #104

IDK for sure but Liberalla is most definitely a crisp name. Ligyron Nov 2024 #150

Wut? stumpysbear Nov 2024 #8

Not sure, but one thing I do know, the word MOIST seems to really trigger people lol. toesonthenose Nov 2024 #9

My daughter worked with people who could not tolerate the word moist Marthe48 Nov 2024 #13

My daughters literally scream if I say it. Strange indeed haha. toesonthenose Nov 2024 #20

I love a moist cake. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2024 #27

The coworkers turned out to be mean girls Marthe48 Nov 2024 #29

That's really funny cyclonefence Nov 2024 #92

It triggers me and I have no idea why. Akacia Nov 2024 #50

I snuck into my bedroom because I stayed out too late. Polly Hennessey Nov 2024 #10

or a crisp autumn afternoon. Mossfern Nov 2024 #83

Yummy ornotna Nov 2024 #120

Is this like when people were all weirded out about the word "moist" a couple years back? bluesbassman Nov 2024 #11

People are still weirded out about "moist". TwilightZone Nov 2024 #12

I still don't get it. bluesbassman Nov 2024 #18

I don't, either. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #21

I think it's the sound of the word. Sky Jewels Nov 2024 #82

It's what it implies LeftInTX Nov 2024 #98

Also true. Sky Jewels Nov 2024 #100

It's associated with female sexuality meadowlander Nov 2024 #110

It's not just teen boys and there seems to be more to it than that. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #139

This is the first I've heard about 'moist' being weird. radius777 Nov 2024 #137

I don't think it's generational, and it's very common. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #138

I like Rebl2 Nov 2024 #15

I know, right? bluesbassman Nov 2024 #19

How about a moist handshake? Aristus Nov 2024 #22

Good point, but I don't shake hands with fourteen year old boys too often. bluesbassman Nov 2024 #74

People started freaking out about the word moist decades ago. chowder66 Nov 2024 #42

Well, I hate hearing verse for vs. It's versus yorkster Nov 2024 #14

Or draw canetoad Nov 2024 #77

Until I saw it in print cyclonefence Nov 2024 #127

oh, it's just been building up cyclonefence Nov 2024 #123

Well, you see crisp and crunchy got together yorkster Nov 2024 #124

I do so appreciate your reply cyclonefence Nov 2024 #126

What a strong and sad memory that is. yorkster Nov 2024 #132

I can't get used to "unctuous" being used in a positive way... 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #144

Yikes. Uriah Heep comes to mind with that yorkster Nov 2024 #148

When I was a teenager I snuck out of the house into the crisp fall evening. n/t retread Nov 2024 #16

The weather was chill and moist Jerry2144 Nov 2024 #71

I thunk the same thing the other day RoadRunner Nov 2024 #17

Thunk is also a word in that context. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #23

Sometimes we alter words to fit what we are saying, or the way we say it. Aristus Nov 2024 #24

Brung in that context is a word. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #26

Based on the OP, it should be bringed LeftInTX Nov 2024 #89

You are mistaken cyclonefence Nov 2024 #96

I learned "snuck" in the 1960s LeftInTX Nov 2024 #97

It's much better than Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #25

LOL. chowder66 Nov 2024 #43

Oh yeah cyclonefence Nov 2024 #94

This guy was the son of Crisp! GreenWave Nov 2024 #28

I'd just be happy if kids would the first T back in "important"! Mark.b2 Nov 2024 #30

"That' is the word ... rog Nov 2024 #35

They substitute a glottal stop for the T Hekate Nov 2024 #47

I've noticed it in younger people, maybe 30-ish and below..nt Mark.b2 Nov 2024 #72

Really? Ehhh electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #101

Or impordant. Or liddle instead of little. yorkster Nov 2024 #112

What's going on? Crispix is my favorite cereal. miyazaki Nov 2024 #33

Maybe they don't like donuts SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2024 #34

People who dislike Krispy Kremes be crazy! nt Ilsa Nov 2024 #41

I hate them! Gimme a nice heavy cake donut. Not crispy, a little moist. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2024 #73

Like the sour creme donuts? Now those are heavy! Ilsa Nov 2024 #116

Yes, those should survive dunking in coffee without dissolving. Hey, it's time for breakfast! nt JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2024 #122

Me, too. I like what I call "hockey puck" donuts. 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #146

DU member CrispyQ will be very disappointed to hear this. boston bean Nov 2024 #36

This is apparently the most important issue in your world today? msfiddlestix Nov 2024 #37

Agree. debm55 Nov 2024 #38

It's a respite from politics Hekate Nov 2024 #48

I am helping to run a cemetery tour displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #39

"Snuck isn't a word, Conan. And you went to Harvard ..." sl8 Nov 2024 #40

All right Jennifer Garner!!! cyclonefence Nov 2024 #52

Still no context for your OP. "Snuck", "sneaked", "crisp" and "crispy" all have their places and usages. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #57

Just my gripe cyclonefence Nov 2024 #66

"Crispy" actually has a useful specific meaning, if you would pause long enough to see it Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #70

Have despised it from the 1first time I had to hear it, too. I think it started in commercials, Judi Lynn Nov 2024 #80

So far cyclonefence Nov 2024 #91

Well, she did look pretty abashed when Conan corrected her. sl8 Nov 2024 #105

Nothing at all. A "Crisp" is one piece from a packet of crisps. MineralMan Nov 2024 #45

Congratulations Dear_Prudence Nov 2024 #55

Ha! I had forgotten the date. Thanks! MineralMan Nov 2024 #56

A guy from the UK said LeftInTX Nov 2024 #76

Well, they call the top roof of the car the "head." MineralMan Nov 2024 #84

Have you looked at the price dweller Nov 2024 #53

I think it's a great word! And all it's variants, too. CrispyQ Nov 2024 #58

Ha, nice. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #87

The language evolves. It's a health thing. marble falls Nov 2024 #60

A lot of slang, grammatical usage, and alternate spellings... ananda Nov 2024 #61

Be consistent. Don't break your own rules when you are pretending to lay down the law Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #67

You don't understand cyclonefence Nov 2024 #95

But what is "standard" is not static nor has it even been. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #119

Wut? Island Blue Nov 2024 #78

'Snuck' has overtaken 'sneaked' in written American English, though 'crisp' is still ahead of 'crispy' muriel_volestrangler Nov 2024 #79

The citation isn't from usage of the word cyclonefence Nov 2024 #103

No, the OED writer says "derived from crisp"; the translator used "cryspy" muriel_volestrangler Nov 2024 #113

I hate the word "wholesome" n/t gay texan Nov 2024 #81

Indubitably nolabear Nov 2024 #85

Your usage of "Goddam" is hilarious in the context of the rest of your post. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #90

I got ForgedCrank Nov 2024 #99

Your dad and my mom had that in common. My mother was a nurse but... 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #154

"Ain't" wasn't a word when I was a kid. It is now. notroot Nov 2024 #106

"Ain't I?" seems more justifiable than "aren't I?" muriel_volestrangler Nov 2024 #114

My mom didn't like it, either. Maybe because she grew up country, herself. notroot Nov 2024 #117

Ain't has been around since at least the 1700s. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #140

Just relaying my childhood experience. notroot Nov 2024 #147

"Ain't wasn't a word when I was a kid. It is now." TwilightZone Nov 2024 #152

Just relating my lived experience. Not sure why you're so keen to debate this point. notroot Nov 2024 #153

My mom would scold us if we said it...lol LeftInTX Nov 2024 #157

Nothing. Nothing is wrong with it ismnotwasm Nov 2024 #115

Moist still has it. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #142

Snuck: "Earliest known use 1500's" Renew Deal Nov 2024 #121

For a strange post.. PJMcK Nov 2024 #128

and the word hanged.....my 5th grade English teacher said OBJECTS are HUNG and samnsara Nov 2024 #129

Think how hard it is to say CRISPS in a sentence, Croney Nov 2024 #131

Invite has been used as a noun since the early 1600s. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #141

I still lament the demise of the word invitation. Croney Nov 2024 #149

lol soandso Nov 2024 #162

About as hard as "wisps"? Or "lisps"? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2024 #155

Yep. My response was to the specific OP word. Croney Nov 2024 #156

I don't know what any of this is about jfz9580m Nov 2024 #143

Crisp personified. Sneederbunk Nov 2024 #151