to think people shouldn't use words if they dont understand the meaning

[elmoandella]

i am fed up of the term hun being used on this site is an example. it is being used to offend people who buy and sell on prams in another thread.

where i come from this term originates (and still stands for) an offensive term a catholic uses to say someone is a protestant.

therefore it is extremely offensive to call me a "pram hun"

why use a word if you dont knows its meaning.

ffs

words have lots of meanings and in your example it is a shortened version of honey spelt hunny

I thought it was short for 'honey'. Or as in 'Atilla the...'

I thought it was short for 'honey'. Or as in 'Atilla the...'

YABU- words have many meanings- eg Bosch- offensive to some, brand name to others.

ok
hun

I'm not a catholic and I have no idea whether or not you are protestant. I have no interest in finding out all the derogatory terms people use to offend each other and avoiding them on the off chance. I will stick to common useage thanks.

Oh dearie me

Hun in this context is used to poke fun at those who call each other hun and lol a lot

lol x x x

Whats your problem Hun?

Is this a UK/regional thing?

I'm an ex-pat and still almost bust a gut when the dentist said he was going to have 'a poke about'.

but surely if its said repeatadly that the term is offending then you would stop using it?

words can have more than one meaning, you know.

It is not being 'used to offend people'. People (like you have) choose to take offense at something.

I suggest you try not to take offense and appreciate the context of what someone is saying - in this case it is a somewhat affectionate term meaning 'honey'.

Yes, Captain, like Smeg.

Gorgeous, retro looking fridges or, erm...something else entirely

so "pram hunning" is a shortened term for honey?

FFS, I think you are over reacting. One word can have two meanings. Many gay men, for example, smoke fags.

I take it you don't eat faggot and chips then OP?

I think we need context here!

Smeg will always mean Red Dwarf to me...

Well i dont think its a catholic term for protestant

Unless they are very religious those sellers

Do you find the word 'pram' offensive?

No, 'hun' means shortened for honey.

The words 'pram hunning' together means something different - either affectionate if you are discussing prams with likeminded people. Or derogatory if you think people into prams are nut jobs.

However it is the two words together that mean something different not the word 'hun' on it's own so you cannot take either protestant or catholic offense.

really elmo
you are making yourself look stupid
I was goin to come on here and agree with you because what the title says annoys me too
BUT
your op is just you searching for something to be offended by
I mean come on

if someone said

'I have just been masticating my teethe with my toothbrush' then I might have a serious pedant related twitch going on

because I am sure that they did not mean that they were chewing their teethe with their toothbrush.
I get pissed off with people trying to be clever or just being completely stupid and using the wrong words
BUT HUN IS SHORT FOR HUNNY

DOH

and you know it is

PMSL at the title being about people using words when they don't understand the meaning, and then not understanding the meaning herself!

AND I CAN SPELL TEETH

aaaargh