Medalling!

bluebelle I dislike so.....too. Especially when at the end of s sentence, where it kind of trails off into the distance.

Another one that winds me up is Team GB. Sounds like some whizzy brand. What's wrong with The British Team. ?

I too find over used things like that grate on me no end At the moment my pet hate is to start every sentence with SO
" how did you go about raising the money" ... " So..........
" Did you win a medal today" ... "So .....

I heard it used to suggest that the participant was in a medal position, but that others were still to compete. For example, "X has a very good chance of medalling". It really grated on me!

Sorry, more to say....also I wonder out of context, what is exactly meant by medalling...is it being in a position where likely to receive a medal? Collecting vast amounts of them? Silly word with no clear meaning

Deeda, I agree with your point about it being light hearted, and language should and does evolve to incorporate language which is needed to define a situation. My example was certainly used in a light tone, and as I say, I thought it was rather fun.
I also think that creating unnecessary words, which do not improve on the already existing language, such as being awarded a medal, are just lazy.

Reading your post Lisalou made me realise that my family and I often come up with words like theatering - but in a light hearted joke between us. Medalling drives me particularly mad. Again you might use it as a joke with a friend, but not as as part of a public commentary instead of winning or being awarded.

It goes on and on, but then I have to say it is not only the younger generations that do it. I went to The Globe at the beginning of the summer and we were having a snack in the restaurant before the play and we got chatting to an elderly gentleman who asked us if we were only passing by, or theatering. At the time, and being an English teacher, i mused on how adaptable English can be!
Quite honestly, I found it rather fun at the time, and in context, it worked. I cannot think of a word in English that would convey what he was asking as succintly.
Creating words such as medalling - easily to be confused with meddling (freudian slip there) which are entirely unnecessary, comes under a different heading in my book.

And what about ' deplaning '

Annoys us as well.

I've never liked 'party' or 'guest' as verbs when they crossed the Atlantic. Now 'medal' and even 'podium' have crept in too, Noooooo!

I hate it too. I always,notice it. It's like "birthing". Hate that too.

I dislike nouns used as verbs, lazy thinking.

( only forgivable if they are 5 year olds)

Soon, children will come home from school saying 'I gold starred today!'

Agree!

I hadn't noticed hilda but I will now

No meddling now

Completely agree!