We are going to kill "unalive"

Re:We are going to kill "unalive" by latexr on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @04:34AM (#49975813)

George Carlin’s bit on soft language came to mind, so I went on YouTube to rewatch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o25I2fzFGoY

The top comment, as I opened the link:

> He would have hated the word "unalive".

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Re:We are going to kill "unalive" by TZubiri on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @04:49AM (#49975927)

I recall there was a short by etymology_nerd as well

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Re:We are going to kill "unalive" by Anthony-G on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @02:17PM (#49982092)

Brilliant! Literally LOL. George Carlin is definitely my favourite American comedian. And now I know what the obtuse term “occasional irregularity” means. :)

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