What Concept Most Needs A Word In The English Language?

[Keith Maitland]

To start:

I think we need a word for the mental suffering that results from someone else’s misuse of a word or phrase in one’s presence, the distress being magnified by an abiding sense of politeness that precludes correcting the other person—coupled with an intensifying melancholy about the confused changes that so many words are undergoing as a result of mass indifference to linguistic tradition.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

We desperately need a word to describe those who argue from a philosophical naturalistic position but don't feel themselves to be quite philosophical naturalists.

[Gordon]

We desperately need a word to describe those who argue from a philosophical naturalistic position but don't feel themselves to be quite philosophical naturalists.

'Vladiophiles'?

[bluehillside Retd.]

Vlad,

We desperately need a word to describe those who argue from a philosophical naturalistic position but don't feel themselves to be quite philosophical naturalists.

Non-existent?

Imaginary?

Straw men?

[Keith Maitland]

Here's another:


We’re in dire need of a word for the email you put off responding to because you want to give it your full attention—and thus never answer, giving the sender the impression you don’t care, when in fact it is the most important thing in your inbox.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Vlad,

Non-existent?

Imaginary?

Straw men?

I thought more.......pisstakers.............then I thought Blueverleyhillsidebillies.

[Brownie]

I am in 100% sympathy with Keith's first post.  It's quite depressing, something most of us have had to deal with;  I have and tried being disingenuous.  Doesn't work.

[ekim]

Keith
The first one .... lexiconitis and the second one procrastinitis. 

[L.A.]

What Concept Most Needs A Word In The English Language?

Of course 'Brexit' is probably the word that most needs a concept.

[BashfulAnthony]

We need a word for deliberately mis-representing people.  Oh, sorry, we already have one: lying.

[Sebastian Toe]

We need a word for deliberately mis-representing people.  Oh, sorry, we already have one: lying.

I believe that on this board we also have  an alternative i.e.

'vladding'

[BashfulAnthony]

I believe that on this board we also have  an alternative i.e.

'vladding'

Could have various connotations, that!

[jeremyp]

Here's another:


We’re in dire need of a word for the email you put off responding to because you want to give it your full attention—and thus never answer, giving the sender the impression you don’t care, when in fact it is the most important thing in your inbox.

There is a word for that. It's called an email.