29 Jan
2004
29 Jan
'04
3:36 a.m.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 10:46:12 +0100, Joern Nettingsmeier wrote:
Its pretty negative:
http://www.wordreference.com/english/definition.asp?en=laddish
laddish ['lædiS]
adjective (informal, usually derogatory)
characteristic of male adolescents or young men, esp. by being rowdy,
macho, or immature
I dont have a serious problem with it myself, but I tend to say L.A.D. not
Lad to avoid confusion.
- Steve
the only
problem i have is with the use of the word LAD - there are a
few female linux audio users and developers *gasp!* and its quite
aggressive to be confronted with the word LAD, especially given its
meaning in UK society... i find it off-putting....
^^^^^^|^^^^^^
i love english! :-D -----------------------+
funny you should mention that. i think nobody ever intended a pun. it
slipped on the page because "linux-audio-dev" became tedious to type and
read after a while. but why do you think it's aggressive ?
does "LAD" have another meaning except for guy, bloke, chap, etc.?
(i learnt english from books where gay still means happy, so you'll have
to excuse me here...)