FAO All Spelling & Grammar Pendants

[JRCT]

Scots use the word outwith (ie. 'opposite of within') all the time. When I first moved here, I used to take great delight in telling them that it's not a word. It's not a word, by the way.

But unfortunately, they've ground me down and whilst I would never use it myself, I understand what it means and it has a distinct purpose and clarity that 'without' doesnt provide.

Don't tell them I said that, though.

[Ticktock]

Solving a problem is not the same as finding various solutions to a problem. The meaning seems quite clear to me.

"Solutioning", if a it were a word, does not imply finding various solutions to me - it implies creating, building and / or providing a solution (i.e. a specific solution). This seems quite clear to me, but differs from your interpretation. Therefore it lacks clarity (what with being a made-up word and all).

There's plenty of other words that are nouns and verbs. Partition/making a partition/partitioning. Condition/improving condition/conditioning. Mention/making a mention/mentioning. So why not Solution/finding a solution/solutioning?

Yes, there are. And in this case the "single word" simply has different spelling in it's different forms. "Solution" is the noun form of "To solve". They have the same root. Language is funny like that sometimes - take the simple example of the verb "To be" and the noun "Being". You don't say "I be, you be, he/she/it be, we be, etc" (unless you're intentionally trying to show lack of understanding of English).

New words are coined all the time. Some gain currency and become part of the language. Some don't. Why get worked up about it?

They are and they do. In this case the necessary words already exist, so why make up new words? This does also happen, or words change meaning, but why confuse people with new words?

I like the adjective "performant" meaning "high performing" or "performing well". It's part of German, but not officially (yet) part of English - but it's useful and people, even non-German speakers, understand it.

Never heard it before, and I would not take "he is performant" to mean "he is high performing". Unless explained I would probably take it to mean "adequately performing". Again, this highlights the risk of making up words and assuming everyone will understand your meaning.

[TheFaQQer]

Is "solutioning" a valid word

No.

Anyone who suggests otherwise is an illiterate dolt.

[malvolio]

Forfooth, I vow I cannot abide with all thif demand that the King's English if permitted to change away from its naturel order. God forfend that any degree of fuccefs in this venture will corrupt the true form of the language. Mafter Shacksper will be turning in his grave.

A pox on thofe who propound words not already in the common usage! We are Englishmen all, and should verily speke the King's Englifh only in its proper form

[TestMangler]

Forfooth, I vow I cannot abide with all thif demand that the King's English if permitted to change away from its naturel order. God forfend that any degree of fuccefs in this venture will corrupt the true form of the language. Mafter Shacksper will be turning in his grave.

A pox on thofe who propound words not already in the common usage! We are Englishmen all, and should verily speke the King's Englifh only in its proper form

Bloody Welsh speakers......

[Batcher]

Scots use the word outwith (ie. 'opposite of within') all the time. When I first moved here, I used to take great delight in telling them that it's not a word. It's not a word, by the way.But unfortunately, they've ground me down and whilst I would never use it myself, I understand what it means and it has a distinct purpose and clarity that 'without' doesnt provide.

Don't tell them I said that, though.

Better let Collins & OED know

Definition of “outwith” | Collins English Dictionary

outwith - definition of outwith in English from the Oxford dictionary

[VectraMan]

I like the adjective "performant" meaning "high performing" or "performing well". It's part of German, but not officially (yet) part of English - but it's useful and people, even non-German speakers, understand it.

IIRC German does -end to form a present participle (adjective), -ant is French. And indeed the French dictionary on my phone has performant(e)- adj high-return or high-performance, though oddly performer (as in to perform) isn't in there.

It's a perfectly cromulant word.

[vetran]

"Pedants" FFS ...........

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[Batcher]

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The title of the thread?

[vetran]

The title of the thread?

I know the tittle, I assumed it was sarcasm.

Pedants->Pendants(dangly bits) seemed appropriate and someone missed the jibe hence whoosh.