tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post3739508914189768117..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: cohortseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-88965609728369218622012-05-11T23:09:35.907-07:002012-05-11T23:09:35.907-07:00Nice find, Steve. And glad to find you drifting ov...Nice find, Steve. And glad to find you drifting over this way.<br /><br />And as Peter points out, you probably would have to try hard to use it improperly.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-79823547111885350122012-05-11T15:31:51.272-07:002012-05-11T15:31:51.272-07:00Heh heh. I admit it's one of my favorite terms...Heh heh. I admit it's one of my favorite terms, and one I already used (probably improperly) on one of your other sites. But as the master sez, "No petty family squabbles Up There nor homemade hurricanes in our Cohortyard...".Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-83266496295843452012-05-09T23:59:34.347-07:002012-05-09T23:59:34.347-07:00Ok, you're my cohort, I'm you're cohor...Ok, you're my cohort, I'm you're cohort, together we constitute a cohort.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-14383648528317084292012-05-09T21:55:02.658-07:002012-05-09T21:55:02.658-07:00Cool.Cool.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-31962497123989158392012-05-09T20:44:32.468-07:002012-05-09T20:44:32.468-07:00In that case, you're in my cohort.In that case, you're in my cohort.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-29712711734892858072012-05-09T20:25:14.566-07:002012-05-09T20:25:14.566-07:00No, you should use it and campaign for your own us...No, you should use it and campaign for your own usage that way.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-77363593373948847642012-05-09T19:46:21.528-07:002012-05-09T19:46:21.528-07:00I have just chosen not to use the word -- passive ...I have just chosen not to use the word -- passive resistance, you might say.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-89834587855079896212012-05-09T19:44:55.115-07:002012-05-09T19:44:55.115-07:00Usage trumps all in the end, I suppose, Peter, how...Usage trumps all in the end, I suppose, Peter, however maddening that may be.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-31639916786910606222012-05-09T19:36:26.963-07:002012-05-09T19:36:26.963-07:00Oddly enough, I remember "cohort" in the...Oddly enough, I remember "cohort" in the sense of "colleague" from the comics of my early youth. For years I regarded the "group" meaning as pretentious. Now, however, the earlier meaning grates on my ear.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-3205943024528948642012-05-07T19:08:52.521-07:002012-05-07T19:08:52.521-07:00I am now seeing them on a carousel, Kathleen.
It&...I am now seeing them on a carousel, Kathleen.<br /><br />It's interesting that the criminal sense of the word is very recent. According to the Online Etymology dictionary, the sense that guided my picture choice, that of an accomplice is first recorded in 1952 in American English. I wonder if it's the same way 'my associates' came to take on a sinister meaning in some gangster movies.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-71177630275769465792012-05-07T06:47:12.088-07:002012-05-07T06:47:12.088-07:00I think the Usage Panel is a rotating..."coho...I think the Usage Panel is a rotating..."cohort" of experts!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.com