"Random" - Driving me nuts

[codewarrior]

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The irony of quoting that song, is that that song never mentions a single ironic thing...

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And isn't it ironic, dont you think
A little too ironic, yeah I really do think



Wooo I went to see Alanis in concert in 6th grade! Good times, Good times.

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Wow Sponger.... that's a really random concert for you to go to!

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But, alas, not ironic in the least [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[adamstewart]

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lame fckin post. FU. Just some ***** thoughts.

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[sam h]

Word usage is constantly being adapted in day-to-day language. Random is not even close to the most prominent example of this phenomenon. If you are going to complain about this, then why not start bitching about everything else? Blah, blah, blah. You say you're owning somebody when technically you really don't have possession of that person. Blah, blah, blah. You say that girl was smoking when she was neither on fire nor had a cigarette in her mouth. Blah, blah, blah...

[adamstewart]

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Word usage is constantly being adapted in day-to-day language. Random is not even close to the most prominent example of this phenomenon. If you are going to complain about this, then why not start bitching about everything else? Blah, blah, blah. You say you're owning somebody when technically you really don't have possession of that person. Blah, blah, blah. You say that girl was smoking when she was neither on fire nor had a cigarette in her mouth. Blah, blah, blah...

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All of the examples you gave use the word a metaphorical sense. So, I have no problem with them.

The misuse of the word "random" is just plain illogical and wrong.

Thanks anyway!


Adam

[housenuts]

-who was at the party last night?

-i dunno, a bunch of fackin' randoms

sorry we aren't all scientists here. the word is appropriate in this context. if it pisses you off you and your math club can talk about the square root of pi in a secluded location

[Eurotrash]

I don't think the use of "random" could ever top the disdain I hold for people using "like"

I, myself, am guilty of it at times, but there are people who cannot construct a thought without inserting "like" into it about 20 times..

[adamstewart]

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-who was at the party last night?

-i dunno, a bunch of fackin' randoms

sorry we aren't all scientists here. the word is appropriate in this context.

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No, it isn't.

[Justin A]

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Word usage is constantly being adapted in day-to-day language. Random is not even close to the most prominent example of this phenomenon. If you are going to complain about this, then why not start bitching about everything else? Blah, blah, blah. You say you're owning somebody when technically you really don't have possession of that person. Blah, blah, blah. You say that girl was smoking when she was neither on fire nor had a cigarette in her mouth. Blah, blah, blah...

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All of the examples you gave use the word a metaphorical sense. So, I have no problem with them.

The misuse of the word "random" is just plain illogical and wrong.

Thanks anyway!


Adam

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What's illogical and wrong is you putting so much effort into hating what has become common usage for a word.

[housenuts]

from www.dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=random

2. Assorted; undistinguished. "Who was at the conference?"
"Just a bunch of random business types."

[jakethebake]

Is you obsession with this random or is there something specific behind it?