2002p51 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Don't take my word for it: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build?show=0&t=1393537065
Greg Myers Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) and I'd bet one day soon we may see : build Noun /'bild assembled, confecedt, constructed, erected, fabricated, made,made up, piece, put up, raised, rear, set up, put together i.e. model car / build Edited February 27, 2014 by Greg Myers
martinfan5 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 That reminds me, I have another finished build I need to post
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I'll see your Merriam Webster and raise you an Oxford English Dictionary of American Usage: noun Back to top 1The dimensions or proportions of a person’s or animal’s body: she was of medium height and slim build [in singular]: he has the ideal build for a sprinter More example sentencesSynonyms 1.1The style or form of construction of something, typically a vehicle. More example sentences 2 Computing A compiled version of a program. More example sentences 2.1The process of compiling a program. More example sentences And Harry, really, you've chided ME when I've been pedantic about evolving word usage, you yourself citing the evolution of language as influenced by popular culture. Geez.
johnbuzzed Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 And there was a time when it was said that "ain't isn't in the dictionary". Today it is (including merriamwebster.com), and it is described as an "informal" word in oxforddictionaries.com. As I said: our language changes constantly. You ain't gotta use the word if you don't wanna .
Brett Barrow Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I don't think "build" is interchangeable with "model", but rather it encompasses the construction of the model. You can say "This is going to be a tough build" or "That was a fun build". I don't look at a table full of models and say "look at all those builds!" That does sound idiotic... But if you follow along with a project in On The Workbench and when it reaches the conclusion, you can say "Thanks for taking the time to document this build".
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 And Harry, really, you've chided ME when I've been pedantic about evolving word usage, you yourself citing the evolution of language as influenced by popular culture. Geez. Anybody who can use the word "pedantic" on a model car forum (oops, I mean a "build" forum) is ok by me!
2002p51 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I don't look at a table full of models and say "look at all those builds!" That does sound idiotic... As does; "Nice build" when responding to the post of a completed model on a forum like this.
Art Anderson Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Hearing a model called a "build" is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Like every time I hear someone use the phrase "I could care less" or "at the end of the day..." You build a model. The finished product is a model, not a "build." But that's just me. Your opinion may vary... One of the beauties of our language is the sheer flexibility of it--I suspect largely fostered and influenced by one Noah Webster (remember him? The man who created and codified "Webster's Dictionary of the American Language"?). In many ways, Webster freed us from many of the straight-laced norms of standard English, as written and spoken in the UK in his time (right after the end of our American Revolution. Our American adaptation of English has allowed us to not only create new words with almost anarchic abandon, but also to create new uses for words, seemingly with every generation coming along. Oh well! Art
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 At the end of the day... I could care less.
martinfan5 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 At the end of the day... I could care less. But, are you going to care less ?
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) As does; "Nice build" when responding to the post of a completed model on a forum like this. Well, knowing now how strongly you feel about this, I removed my "idiotic" word usage in praise of your Frank Mundy Hudson. Still a nice model though. Edited February 27, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I don't look at a table full of models and say "look at all those builds!" That does sound idiotic... And that's exactly the point that some of us are trying to make. When you use the word "build" to mean "model car," some of us think it sounds a bit... affected. Yes, a lot of people call a model a "build," that's not in dispute. It just sounds awkward to some of us. Not right ot wrong... just awkward.
2002p51 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Well, knowing now how strongly you feel about this, I removed my "idiotic" word usage in praise of your Frank Mundy Hudson. Still a nice model though. Thank you on both counts!
vypurr59 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Nice build is a lot easier to say then, That is a nice collection of parts assembled systematically and finished with the utmost collaboration of pigments. I also won a bet with a professor when I claimed that I IS can be used properly, when he claimed it couldn't be and would pass me with honors if I could prove it, I did, I is the ninth letter of the alphabet. I won my case and the "A" that went along with it!!!
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I also won a bet with a professor when I claimed that I IS can be used properly, when he claimed it couldn't be and would pass me with honors if I could prove it, I did, I is the ninth letter of the alphabet. I won my case and the "A" that went along with it!!! I is laughing hysterically.
Quick GMC Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 If you don't like the subject, why pipe in with a nasty comment? Just shut up, go away and build your Mustang (which no one cares about) without trolling. You complain about his comment being nasty and you turn around and do the same thing. Stop posting whiny topics and getting upset when the conversation doesn't go exactly how you want it to go. I thought we were grownups here?
sjordan2 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) "it depends on what you mean by "is." -- Bill Clinton Edited February 27, 2014 by sjordan2
Greg Cullinan Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I builded a built and it was more better than my other build that I builted Honestly though, not much bothers me. Like water off a ducks back.
cobraman Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I will admit to typing a response of "nice build". Never really thought much about it being proper or not. I guess I just thought that everyone knew what I meant. Anyway, going forward I will start by replying "nicely built". : )
sjordan2 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) You complain about his comment being nasty and you turn around and do the same thing. Stop posting whiny topics and getting upset when the conversation doesn't go exactly how you want it to go. I thought we were grownups here? I thought we were grownups, too. Evidently you don't, or this sort of useless, snarky comment would not show up. "Go build something." Who would have thought that such a simple topic would become a troll magnet? Edited February 27, 2014 by sjordan2
Quick GMC Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I thought we were grownups, too. Evidently you don't, or this sort of useless, snarky comment would not show up. "Go build something." Who would have thought that such a simple topic would become a troll magnet? I'm not sure you understand what trolling is.
sjordan2 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Posted February 27, 2014 I'm not sure you understand what trolling is. I'm not sure you understand what simple maturity and courtesy are.
Harry P. Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Play nice, kids. Don't want another topic locked. We are all adults here (ok, we have some teenage members, but the vast majority are adults). So let's act like it. We can disagree without being disagreeable, can't we? And can we please retire that old "go build something" remark permanently? Seriously, if that's the most insightful comment you have to make, maybe it's better not to comment. And that's not directed at anyone specifically... I've seen that comment used over and over again by a lot of different people, and it never comes off making the person using it look particularly good. Edit: Oops. Too late. I see it's already been locked. Another one bites the dust...
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