Just because it's tall & round...

[casil403]

LOL...PC agricultural terminology...who knew?
I think I'll just stick with "Happy Holidays"

[Bambi]

I think "tall round thingy of unknown contents that maybe fermenting or not" will be what I use since I'm not about to go and ask.

'thingy' seems easier.

[JAS_Photo]

Well, I could argue that just because it comes in a stemmed cocktail glass does not make it a martini. A martini is a drink made of gin (or possibly vodka ) with a bit of vermouth added. Period. It does not contain sour puss or pineapple juice or anything else. But I would be barking up a brick wall. Sometimes meanings change with usage and even though they are wrong you kind of end up having to go with the flow.

[Greg_Nuspel]

Well, I could argue that just because it comes in a stemmed cocktail glass does not make it a martini. A martini is a drink made of gin (or possibly vodka ) with a bit of vermouth added. Period. It does not contain sour puss or pineapple juice or anything else. But I would be barking up a brick wall. Sometimes meanings change with usage and even though they are wrong you kind of end up having to go with the flow.

Well put, I live with a writer so I hear this many times. People argue about things that have changed and they don't feel it should. Just look up the phrase 'Blue Moon' it accidentally received a definition that stuck, so no matter how you argue it isn't the original meaning, it is now due to popular usage. A person may decide for themselves that they will never use this meaning for the word, but it won't stop it from being used by others.

C'est la vie

[Mad Aussie]

Sorry, I should be more clear & succinct when ranting. Anything that holds grain that isn't meant to ferment we call a grainary or a grain bin.

You might call it that in the farming community of Canada but it may not be the case elsewhere.

For instance in Australia (from Wikipedia) a silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain (see grain elevators) or fermented feed known as silage. Silos are more commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, wood chips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use today - tower silos, bunker silos and bag silos.

Dictionary references say something like ...


–noun
1. a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.

2. a pit or underground space for storing grain, green feeds, etc.

3. Military. an underground installation constructed of concrete and steel, designed to house a ballistic missile and the equipment for firing it.

–verb (used with object)
4. to put into or preserve in a silo.

Origin:
1825–35; < Sp: place for storing grain, hay, etc., orig. subterranean; ulterior orig. uncert.


So, if I say to someone in Australia there's an old silo out at such and such they will correctly imagine a large cylindrical shaped storage item.

[Bambi]

and that is the beauty of language. New words are added, old words drop out, words change their meaning and/or their part of speech (verbs become nouns and vice versa). Five years ago who woud have said 'I googled the meaning of silos'?

You can be the language police but you are spitting in the wind IMO.

[russ]

and that is the beauty of language. New words are added, old words drop out, words change their meaning and/or their part of speech (verbs become nouns and vice versa). Five years ago who woud have said 'I googled the meaning of silos'?

You can be the language police but you are spitting in the wind IMO.

I've been using google forever, in fact I was using it when it was actually good.

As far as language police you bet - not using terms correctly can cause big issues even if it's a colloquialism. If MA came and asked me to order a new bonnet, I'd get him a hat. If a lady were to announce she was getting knocked up in the morning we have an entirely different definition than an Englishmen and so it goes with language anywhere. I was just trying to make a few people aware that the terminology in respect to my geography is incorrect.

[Greg_Nuspel]

Well if she just put a joint in the oven and would like to get knocked up in an hour MAW would be there

[Bambi]

Hey Russ we are just yanking your chain.


Greg: if I had a nickel for every time I heard that......

and MA would look lovely in a new bonnet.


As they say around here: "I'm being cruelized"

[casil403]

Lol I am just scared the day some Aussie ask me for a Torch and instead of a flashlight I bring him a gigantic lit up Tiki torch