Anyone else dislike the "Togg" phrases?

[Mattyjc]

Dont like togger, tiffie, wokka, waddo, Well, anything that is shortened from the original, all sounds a bit "naff" really I can *just* about stomach Bone and Dragon Lady, but only just.

Just my view!

[stevep22]

I thought it was something to do with duvets.................?

[deerhunter]

Jem, you are right, our language is beautiful, to hear some of the knuckle draggers talking, foul mouthed kids (even young girls) makes me angry.

Is it a lack of education, upbringing, peer pressure or what

Ho hum, rant from this pensioner over,

Time for cricket

[flyingslug_0]

I can live with Togs or Toggin. It GEEKING!! I can't stand. What a horrible way to describe this hobby.

[Mattyjc]

Agreed 'Matty'

[Mayfly]

I rarely shorten name etc, but I can think of worse things to be called that said my pet hate of all time is 'plane' instead of aircraft arghhhh!!!!

[The Phantom]

Dont like togger, tiffie, wokka, waddo, Well, anything that is shortened from the original, all sounds a bit "naff" really I can *just* about stomach Bone and Dragon Lady, but only just.

Just my view!

Ditto! All very X Factor generation!!

[FoxD]

Taking pictures is now "Togging", a photographer a "Togger" and a professional photographer is a "Protog".

Anyone else dislike this or am I just too old and crusty for my own good?

Sounds like something you'd call a duvet enthusiast...

[captain scarlet]

Probably used by the same people who over use the word 'banter'.

Not to mention "brutal banter", a phrase that I am totally sick of - not to mention "Tiffie" (as mentioned before) - how do you get Tiffie out of Typhoon ?

Aaahh, banter . . . . a dish best served with a MASSIVE side order of brutality!!

[steve149c]

An interesting discussion with alot of great views. So I shall put across some of mine,

Firstly Tiffie - this has come about because of the WWII Typhoon which had the nickname Tiffie, so when the new Typhoon entered service, it was not a huge step for the nickname to follow.

As for preserving the English language - sorry guys, the English language has developed over hundreds of years and will continue to develop. Example as some of you hate abbreviations, I bet you all say e-mail? Well this is a shortened term of the correct Electronic Mail. This site uses PM for Private Messages, and other mainstream words VAT, Sqn, RAF, HUD, NHS, A2A, LGB? there are a lot of them in current life. Other words didn't exist fifty years ago, but are now in common use. Examples are Internet, goth, cotdeath, 24/7 etc

The shortening of words has transpired due to texting and Twitter, both limiting the user to 160 characters. Phonetic spelling has become the order of the day, and there is nothing wrong with it.

It is like comparing American English to UK English, both have developed in separate direction from a common starting point.

I agree that some of the language evolution goes too far, but this is a world that is getting smaller and smaller folks, technology is advancing at a colossal speed, language is only moving slowly.

For the baby boomers on here, think about the rad and cool words you had as a child? Some of these words have passed into history and are not recognised by the common children these days, but you guys used them a lot.

I'm going to get off my soap box now and run for cover!

Steve

[blakey]

I love it when the press merge 2 names together like Jedward

I mean, we could have our very own Captain Sclugman

[vortex003]

I rarely shorten name etc, but I can think of worse things to be called that said my pet hate of all time is 'plane' instead of aircraft arghhhh!!!!

Don't mind that term at all - 'planes' or 'choppers'.

[Dunk]

I do not mind togg or togger.

However, 'Spluff' - I can not stand!

[MikeB]

However, 'Spluff' - I can not stand!

I don't know where this phrase come from, it's suddenly arrived, and I agree it's annoying!

[Dunk]

Yep, 'spluff' is annoying. Sounds suggestive like:

"Duncan 'spluffed' on the Viggen" for instance.

I did more than that in Gothenburg...

[POL]

I don't know where this phrase come from, it's suddenly arrived, and I agree it's annoying!

Where's Mr. Stringer when you need him? Pretty sure he knows the origins!

[apgphoto]

Didn't spluff come from the Tornado role demo guys?

I don't mind Togg or snapper at all

[POL]

That's what I thought, but didn't want to say it in case I looked like more of an idiot than I already do if it was wrong

[perky]

Not heard it in aviation related terms yet but I can't stand it when people state something is good as "SICK"! "That's sick" when I was at school if somebody said "that's sick" it generally ment disgusting....

Don't mind tiffie or tonka. Don't quite understand brutal banter either

[Jammo]

Taking pictures is now "Togging", a photographer a "Togger" and a professional photographer is a "Protog".

Anyone else dislike this or am I just too old and crusty for my own good?

Came across this term last year, can't say i like it, if fact