Why do knife people like using fancy words??

You sound like you're confused; starting off with "Seriously, this intrigues me" and then flip flopping with "I keed, I keed". What'll it be jack rabbit, make fun of people or joke about it?

Tactical is a misplaced adjective adopted by the knife industry. It's an industry prescribed term - but you know what somebody means if they say "tactical knife". Maybe not exactly, but you get the picture. I think it's a stupid word to use when describing a knife, but it seems like a bad idea to walk into a place were people often use it as a serious descriptor and tell them they are fulfilling childhood fantasies by using specific words (the sting outweighs the humor by far). Adding a disclaimer doesn't help make it a joke because there wasn't anything funny there.

This is a funny reference to the use of the word tactical:

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Your post didn't come off that way.
 
Good idea for a thread but sloppy execution. There is nothing wrong with having a good vocabulary and being about to use it without being pretentious. Tactical and deploy are not pretentious knife words. Most people don't say self defense because that would make the knife a weapon and not a tool and be illegal in most places.

Blood groove isn't a fancy word, it's a inaccurate description of a fuller.

I agree with chatoyance though. These aren't gemstones we're taking about.
 
A Justice said:
You sound like you're confused; starting off with "Seriously, this intrigues me" and then flip flopping with "I keed, I keed". What'll it be jack rabbit, make fun of people or joke about it?

Tactical is a misplaced adjective adopted by the knife industry. It's an industry prescribed term - but you know what somebody means if they say "tactical knife". Maybe not exactly, but you get the picture. I think it's a stupid word to use when describing a knife, but it seems like a bad idea to walk into a place were people often use it as a serious descriptor and tell them they are fulfilling childhood fantasies by using specific words (the sting outweighs the humor by far). Adding a disclaimer doesn't help make it a joke because there wasn't anything funny there.

This is a funny reference to the use of the word tactical:

TactoocoolAR_zps63ca7e53.jpg


Your post didn't come off that way.
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Ummmm...that is not "tactical". For one thing, I do not see a "tactical pen" in the picture.

Also, post 2 mentioned "blood groove". Isn't that what's left immediately after you cut yourself??? Or is that more correctly referred to as a "bloody groove"?
 
Alnamvet68 said:
I'm thinkin' I better get my axe tactically ready for deployment so as to efficiently process that cord of fibrous botanicals in my backyard before the lock.
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Thats a good one! i like that. But obviously some on here can't take a joke.
 
Scurvy092 said:
Good idea for a thread but sloppy execution. There is nothing wrong with having a good vocabulary and being about to use it without being pretentious. Tactical and deploy are not pretentious knife words. Most people don't say self defense because that would make the knife a weapon and not a tool and be illegal in most places.

Blood groove isn't a fancy word, it's a inaccurate description of a fuller.

I agree with chatoyance though. These aren't gemstones we're taking about.
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Fair enough. I can accept that. And I have no problem apologizing if I started that off with the wrong tone. I've still gotten a good chuckle out of a few of the posts, which was my only intent.
 
I always speak and write at the 7th grade 3rd month level, the reason I keep it at the 7th grade 3rd month level is I found out along time ago if I kept it there that even the college professors would be able to follow along with what I'm saying. He he he
 
This thread instantly reminded me of a video. Some knife people use unnecessarily complicated language, some knife people nit-pick the ridiculous language, and some knife people are stuck in the middle :confused:

[video=youtube;J7E-aoXLZGY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY[/video]
 
Lincoln Gettysburg address , 262 words, one of the most memorized speeches in our culture.

202 of those words are 1 syllable , simple, direct, to the point
 
Krav said:
Lincoln Gettysburg address , 262 words, one of the most memorized speeches in our culture.

202 of those words are 1 syllable , simple, direct, to the point
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Maybe it's one of the most memorized because it's one of the easiest to remember :p
 
Doug C said:
Let's just say most of us aren't. :p

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I was referring to the shimmer and sparkle of some damascus blades when I mentioned chatoyancy. :)

DC
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See, that's the perfect tactical knife right there. It even has a Weaver rail built into the ricasso for your flashlight. I'm assuming the two holes hold a couple of extra .410 shells for a Taurus Judge?
 
There's only 7 notes, but look at what Beethoven , Mozart , and Bach, did with those 7 notes.

Heck, look at what Elvis did with only 2 notes.....
 
I agree when I first started collecting I had no clue what people were talking about sometimes on this forum...and still dont most the time! I believe part of it is people like to look smart in front of other people like on the net in a chat forum. They also like to make others feel stupid if they cant keep up so they can further inflate their heads. See im just a stupid farm boy so ive had this happen many times. just what i think
 
Tdhurl1103 said:
I'm with you Surfinggringo, LOL.

Just the other day I was explaining to my wife why a particular knife would be better over another and I said, "Well it handles wood processing better." I shite you not my wife looked at me with that "you are starting to sound like an idiot" look that all wives have reserved for their husbands, and she retorted with, "You mean it cuts wood better, right?" I hung my head in defeat replying, "Yes, it cuts wood better."

It all comes down to people wanting to sound educated, even if they aren't. I fall victim ever now and again as was noted above. LOL
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Ahh but wood processing means splitting too. :D

I'm not joking here but get this. I'm at work killing some down time reading this thread. I kid you not, someone just called me on my outside line asking who our companies "traffic manager" is. I literally told him he had to define what that is before I can help him. He explained it by saying it's the logistics manager. I told him I'd transfer him to my boss. :rolleyes: To be honest I think that people like to invent catch phrases to sound cool and to make themselves sound more important then they are. It's fun if you don't take it seriously but if you do you just look like a dink in my eyes. Speak plain so people can understand you.
 
'deploy' lol!

The one that bugs me is the almighty acronym 'edc'! I shudder when people say it, or use it like this.. "I'm gona edc this knife today". It doesn't make sense!!! arrrggh

Another one is 'carry'. It implies the knife has some sort of substanial weight/mass and thus needs to be moved around on your person differently to a set of keys! sadly I can't think of another word to replace it.. so i just don't go down that route these days. maybe.. 'take'? 'pocket' not bad. Um.. lol 'equip'!


Nyone else got a word to replace carry, one that doesn't overly imply the mass/importance of the knife itself..? lol
 
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