18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style

Death and Taxes ^ | March 8, 2013 | Carmel Lobello

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

I remember “right” and “wrong,” from back in the day.

Okay, you got me there.

[NotYourAverageDhimmi]

Zafty: A person very easily imposed upon.

Democrats laugh at John Boehner behind closed doors because Boehner is such a zafty.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Snoutfair?”

“Pussyvan?”

[cripplecreek]

I used to call my ex girlfriend’s sister a “Strumpet” or “Trollop”.

[BlueLancer]

I thought that a “Trollop” was a female Troll ....

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

“Master” was the biggest loss.

It used to be Miss/Mrs. and Master/Mr.

When Master disappeared, the system became unbalanced, and paved the way for Ms.

Now Mr. has no meaning, so it is disappearing from usage. Miss has disappeared, since it’s perceived as patronizing. Mrs. and Ms. aren’t far behind.

[LadyBuck]

They were afraid to use “niggardly”, for fear of offending...well...ICBMs (Inner City Boogey Men)

[catman67]

Pussyvan: A flurry, temper

Maybe this is ths new substitute!!!

[Foolsgold]

didn’t Clintoon have AstroTurf in his Ranchero?

[latina4dubya]

At least he knew enough to include the comma with “which.”

[wku man]

I use "lickspittle" as much as possible, especially when referring to the Obammunist lickspittle media.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[traditional1]

The 19th word is missing: the “N-word”, which perfectly describes the current Administration in DC, and the Federal Government, overall.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Not a single one on the list will ever be missed.

[TonyInOhio]

I found this post quite ept; It left me gruntled.

[jaydubya2]

Have you heard that "Master" is under fire in the realty world. As in Master Bedroom, Master Bath...
Some are claiming it's a racist term.

[mylife]

"Groaking"? Some words need killin'

[imardmd1]

Since the topic is usage, may I point out that the headline should be "18 obsolete words that never should have gone out of style"?

Nope. "That" is the wrong indicative pronoun; and you cannot "never" anything (wrong word order). Our poster did not use the title given, but even the official grammar-Nazis (editors) of the source site didn't quite get it right:

18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style

Since "never" is a contraction of "not ever"," one would not usually say or write, "... which not ever should have gone ..."

Furthermore, it is not customary to begin a sentence with a numeral. Also, the comma here just takes up space and is unnecessary to transmit the thought. So a better way of putting the headline in print would be:

"Eighteen obsolete words which should never have gone out of style"

There. Fixed that.

[USMCPOP]

“Not a single one on the list will ever be missed.”

I found a new profession:

Tyromancy - divination by cheese – the interpretation of the signs that appear as the cheese coagulates

[oblomov]

No, “that” is the restrictive.

The words that should not have gone out of style are a subclass of the words that have gone out of style.

[NCC-1701]

That pic reminds me, happy birthday Clint.