There's something about using the word "minty" to describe condition that just sets my teeth on edge. I mean its not even English for god's sake. "mint" I could understand, but unless it actually has a mint taste ... just ...
Sorry had to get that off my chest.
Thank you for listening.
The main problem with it is that it's used to describe something which is supposedly in mint condition :blackeye:Originally Posted by tertius
There's something about using the word "minty" to describe condition that just sets my teeth on edge. I mean its not even English for god's sake. "mint" I could understand, but unless it actually has a mint taste ... just ...
Sorry had to get that off my chest.
Thank you for listening.
Gray
'Wear it in health' and 'bad boy' and both get my goat even more.
I am waiting for the appropriate time to post "I hope you become seriously ill while wearing that minty bad boy'.
I thought it referred to the propensity of some to use toothpaste and brush to clean their watches before sale. :)
Dreadful term but 'New shoes' referring to a strap is just as rubbish.
Cheers
Joe
"New Old Stock - NOS" tops it for me :roll:
Term more frequently used to describe used old tat. :lol:
I think that's called - waiting to "pull the trigger". :angryfire:
Yes!! Everything on eBay for example is mint and then pics show scratches etcThe main problem with it is that it's used to describe something which is supposedly in mint condition :blackeye:There's something about using the word "minty" to describe condition that just sets my teeth on edge. I mean its not even English for god's sake. "mint" I could understand, but unless it actually has a mint taste ... just ...
Sorry had to get that off my chest.
Thank you for listening.
Mint means flawless - as new and pristine etc
Some peoples " mint condition" leaves a lot to be desired
Then there's the watch that is in 'like new' condition except for....followed by a description of the hairline scratches, the tiny chip off the edge of the crystal, and that small speck on the dial that's obvious in the photo but really can only be seen on very close inspection with the aid of an electron microscope.
Rare :evil: very much abused!
Those who use such language should, when they find their minty grail, simultaneously bite the bullet and pull the trigger. That'll be the end of them :DI think that's called - waiting to "pull the trigger". :angryfire:
Ok, whilst we're on the topic, "not getting enough wrist time". Aaargh :D
"24/7" makes me see red. :evil:
Whilst minty implies "mint" in most people's minds, it's often anything but in my experience. It always puts me off items on Ebay, since it isn't a real description word for condition, and how could you ever complain about something not being "minty" when the word is loose slang.
Amen to that :twisted:
I keep meaning to take some pics of my most beat up watch surrounded by spearmint lifesavers. Minty, right?
I really hate the 'new shoes' one but what about - 'all this for the bargain price of £(enter amount) posted to your door' Where else would it be posted to? grrrrr
When it's being used inaccurately or disingenuously.
It describes only those watches which are barely worn/unused so they are almost 'factory fresh'.
Seeing it used so freely and incorrectly takes away from those who genuinely look after our watches. :P
I think the word 'lush' is pretty unacceptable in polite conversation
"Minty" is a perfectly reasonable term for all of my watches...I polish them with toothpaste.
Descibing items as mint or excellent condition when it cleary isn't really gets on my nerves! I am super anal over things so really winds me up.
i.e
"this watch is in execellent condition" followed by "has a dink in the body" :evil: Not excellent then is it???!!!
"get(s) my goat" gets my goat.
As a closet scouser minty = dirty, nasty, scruffy etc. It is certainly not a positive quality!
The other week I heard somebody say "We're working 24/7 seven days a week." Made me smile.
The standard of written English has definitely dropped in the last few years and people only seem to be able to use well-worn phrases when speaking, often incorrectly (as per my example).
I've noticed an increase in superfluous words being adding to verbs, it seems to be prevalent in cookery programmes: 'Chill down' 'Fry off' 'Blend together' etc
Interviewees always say 'Absolutely' when a simple 'Yes' would do.
Rant over.
People who post mine says hello :evil:
I get wat your speaking, it all boils down to the way peps have bean brung up, init.
Minty is bad, yes.
Worse are:
Pull the trigger
Bad boy
New shoes
Wear it in health
From my personal/private collection
And now I have just today seen on this forum: Wear it well
What an idiotic term. Like I would want to wear it any other way.
Not a big fan of WIS either......I mean come on :evil:
I think it's the same for any hobbyist forum or group of people. I am quite into photography and the crap you see on APUG, Flickr etc is unreal (at least to me):
- 'Glass' when referring to lenses e.g. 'what glass are you shooting with?'
- 'Wonderful capture' when complimenting a photo.
- 'Bokeh' when referring to depth-of-field.
Every hobby has its pretentious idiots, ours is no different.
I think it has to be "stunning". That's what people who use this term deserve.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Yeah, as I mentioned recently; every generic watch to come along can hardly be "stunning."
Yet, "stunning" is used with great frequency - silly.
"Anti-distinctly-Minty..."
'Entry level'
'Serious watch'
'Beater'
'Trusty'
:twisted:
'kinell it's Friday...chillax
:wink:
'Stunning' is to this forum as 'Awesome' is to the US..........ubiquitous and bloody annoying.
I see what you did there - very annoying :wink:
Gray
I had to laugh at a recent sales thread, where the watch was obviously a well used example with lots of very obvious dinks and deep scratches (nowt wrong with that, they were there for anyone to clearly see) and someone bumped the thread, with "have a bump for a minter" :lol: :lol: ....
Must have been a typo of "munter" :lol:
Gray
pull the trigger.. bad boy.. and new shoes.
pfft.
Not really that keen on "+1" to mean "I agree".
+1
F.T.F.A.
Minty might not be a great use of English but it refers to something that is almost in mint condition, whereas you thanking us for listening is a complete mis-use of english. :wink:
-1+1
Hey come on it's Friday - chill out and relax - or as I quite dislike Chillax guys!
It's just a matter of time...
Better than relill.
Wear in Health.... Makes me wretch, cringe, and heave, all at the same time :twisted:
Chillax is such a minty term.
I live in the wrong era.
was out in Leeds earlier in the year with a bunch of friends (male) and got talking to a hen do in Tiger Tiger who proceeded to tell us that she loved a bit of "bum fun" and described it as "mint".
Needless to say "minty" brings up different meanings for me.... :D
Another one, not mentioned yet, that pisses me off: redux. This does not mean "reduced". Of course, one can claim any word means anything one wants, for example in my head, I define the word banana as meaning "reduced". But that's not a lot of help when trying to communicate with lots of different people at once, which is why we have agreed meanings.
Like BANANA, REDUX already has a meaning. It means brought back, or re-visited, in a literary context. So redux in a sales post basically just means "bump", does it not?
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
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