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"The Letter "X""

Why is "X" considered so 'bad', and 'out there' or whatever? This has always puzzled me.

Sure, it takes the stresses in words such as 'explosion' and 'exciting', and therefore gives that sort of dangerous and exciting feel required in those words.

But it's also the stressed letter in "excrement", which I'm sure you'll agree, is less exciting, and rather smelly.

Hmmm...discuss.

If I had the strength to raise my arms I'd make a pathetic attempt at battering you.

Graham Duck wrote:
> laser - which just sounds
> science-nerdy

Memorandum! wrote:
> yeah, except 'laser' stands for 'Light Amplification by Simulated
> Emission of Radiation', so 'lazer' doesn't actually make sense.


Point proved then? ;^)

> 'Light Amplification by Zimulated Emission of Radiation'.

Makes sense.

yeah, they shouldn't ruin words.

Fools.

that sucks.
It'll always be L.A.S.E.R. to me

From an english perspective the acronymn, once established is an actual word, hence it being written 'laser' not 'L.A.S.E.R', which is then subject to be abreviated, misspelt or malformed in the same may the Americans do with everything.

Graham Duck wrote:
> Z on the other hand is futuristic and lazery.
> Notice how that's much better than lasery - which just sounds
> science-nerdy

yeah, except 'laser' stands for 'Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation', so 'lazer' doesn't actually make sense.

because 'x' is used in maths to represent an unknown value. Hence Planet 'x'.

Black Glove wrote:
> Nah, I don't prefer American English on the whole, just like the Zs
> instead of the Ss. Looks stronger on the page. Z is underused.

I'll agree there, but they overkill a good thing too. It becomez like net talk, lolz, where they totally replace the 's' with a 'z'. Fools.

Paradox: wrote:
> X-rated films aren't undecided though, a 10 year-old can't buy a
> top-shelf "moroccan ladyboys 4" with an X-rating.

Actually, they can.