should we not use the term ssish?

Andy Hamilton · Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:26 pm

Been speaking to people about the term ssish as an abrevation of who we are - it was not until I spoke it outloud that I realised that there is somewhat of a fatal floor in this term. It could be confused to being like the S.S. - which I really would not want to be associated with. Any other suggestions that we could use?

Shirley · Post: # 42901Post **Shirley** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:29 pm

Must say that hadn't even occurred to me.

Ish on it's own might be better then??

pskipper · Post: # 42907Post **pskipper** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:15 pm

Boots tends to use Sish which sounds more welly boots than jack boots!

Muddypause · Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:01 pm

Heh! I take your point - SSish could be taken as meaning slightly Nazi. Particularly unfortunate as '-ish' tends to be a Jewish vernacular. Can't say I've ever had cause to say it out loud, but doing so does seem to make it more obvious.

Maybe we should claim the letters back.

Or, if we do speak the term, say it as a word (ssish) rather than as S.S.ish.

There was a jolly decent sports car in the '30s called the SS. Later known as a Jaguar. The name was changed for precisely these reasons.

PurpleDragon · Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:56 pm

If I say it out loud, I sorta slur it a bit and say "shish".
I
f I'm talking to Shirlz IRL I say "ish".

Wombat · Post: # 42928Post **Wombat** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:03 am

I dunno, I'm kind of with Muddy - lets claim the letters back!

Nev

2steps · Post: # 42954Post **2steps** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:41 pm

hadn't thought of that. I liked ssish too

don't want to be associated with stuff like that though

I never actually said it, just typed it. think I'd say it like pskipper said boots does - sish

adekun · Post: # 42958Post **adekun** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:22 pm

I think you should stick with it. I expect the people that would complain to have their head so far up their PC a*se, to have any idea on the subject.
However, I agree, it is something I would not want confused. Perhaps it depends on how it's used?

Andy Hamilton · Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:29 pm

Yep a tricky one indeed

As much as I am for reclaming things back (very happy that you can fly the flag of St George again) - I am not so sure about the ss thing, I might be a bit of a wimp on this one and start using either ishers or sish mind you say that out loud and it sounds like a kebab

adekun · Post: # 42963Post **adekun** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:34 pm

Well, make sure you mention vegetarian if you choose the kebab option.
Seriously, how do you plan to use it - I'm unsure?

Andy Hamilton · Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:38 pm

adekun wrote:Seriously, how do you plan to use it - I'm unsure?

just in the same way that we use ssish at the moment, when abreviating selfsufficientish on posts and such.

adekun · Post: # 42969Post **adekun** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:43 pm

In that case, I'll still say stick with it. The people exposed to it, understand what it stands for, as would anybody else coming to the site.
If you were to make flags or banners it would be a different situation.

pskipper · Post: # 42970Post **pskipper** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:49 pm

Hmm, the image of people goosestepping to Downing street in Wellies waving Selfsufficientish banners and pitchforks does have a certain appeal though

Boots · Post: # 42977Post **Boots** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:20 pm

What's goin on here then, Nev?

Folks playing with our slang? I think we better help em out a bit with some Aussie guidelines...

First up - Tis not eSeS-ish!

There is no second capital or word.

Nicks are derived from syllable demolition. We have 5 syllables in Selfsufficientish, and that is just too many to try and say out loud, specially when your busy or excited, or pissed in true Saturday night sisher style.

So, simple demolition begins by grabbing the first letter or syllable and tagging it to the end of the word... Gives you sish. Or sishers - because obviously self-ish simply doesn't work.... and its a waste of a good f, which could very likely come in useful later.

Adding the second s, is just for the benefit of learners.

Now, the other option is to trade your syllable sounds to scoop up the general gist or message, and that gets a lot trickier...

but you end up with the likes of...

The make a wish mob

Wash yer own damn dish

2 brothers and their Sis

Shelve the extra bits

Got the hang of it?

...Just been trying to imagine the Queen saying those , and its just not working for me... so in that case, you might want to just go with the minimalist approach and stick with Ish...

wulf · Post: # 42985Post **wulf** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:20 pm

I don't think it is much harder to say "selfsufficient-ish" than "ssish" - if I do use the shortened form, it is as an abbreviation that is meant to be sounded out loud (eg. does anyone say "bee bee kew" rather than "bar bee kew" when they see "BBQ" written down?).

I really don't think it's worth worrying about though.

Wulf