Posted October 05, 2018
And peeps, SHIT is an acronym. Stands for Store High In Transit.
Braggadar
Discombobulate
Registered: Mar 2018
From Australia
Ebany
New User
Registered: Apr 2012
From Australia
Posted October 05, 2018
I like the Ship High In Transit one, always sparks debate.
sageh2001
New User
Registered: Sep 2014
From United States
Posted October 05, 2018
G-O-G sounds better. "Gawg" sounds weird to me.
WinterSnowfall
Bastard Lunatic
Registered: Apr 2012
From Romania
Posted October 05, 2018
It's vogue with a g instead of the v.
DracoMagister
GNU/Linux User
Registered: Oct 2014
From Spain
Posted October 05, 2018
I always call it G-O-G but in spanish and it's like heh-oh-heh but stronger.
BreOl72
GOG is spiralling down
Registered: Sep 2010
From Germany
Posted October 05, 2018
As already mentioned, when GOG started, it was "Good Old Games", abbreviated: G - O - G.
A few years ago, they dropped the "Good old Games" moniker, and said "from now on, we're just GOG".
As to how I pronounce it? I use both: G-O-G and GOG.
Depends on who I am talking to...if it's someone who knew GOG prior to their name change, I use G-O-G.
For others, I use (mostly - but not always) the new GOG.
Edit: prior to, and in the first few months after the name change, I also very often used the full name (good old games), as that was the easiest way to explain what it meant,to people unaware of GOG.
A few years ago, they dropped the "Good old Games" moniker, and said "from now on, we're just GOG".
As to how I pronounce it? I use both: G-O-G and GOG.
Depends on who I am talking to...if it's someone who knew GOG prior to their name change, I use G-O-G.
For others, I use (mostly - but not always) the new GOG.
Edit: prior to, and in the first few months after the name change, I also very often used the full name (good old games), as that was the easiest way to explain what it meant,to people unaware of GOG.
Post edited October 05, 2018 by BreOl72
MightyPinecone
Newt abUser
Registered: Sep 2014
From Sweden
Posted October 05, 2018
You are a gentleman and a scholar.
HunchBluntley
language geek
Registered: Jul 2014
From United States
Posted October 05, 2018
Allow me to link to the very thorough rebuttal of that story again. : )
Here's the TL;DR breakdown from the end, for the impatient:
Here's the TL;DR breakdown from the end, for the impatient:
So, the acronym theory for the origin of shit breaks down because:
1. the word itself is a good 1,000 years older than the common use of acronyms;
2. the original form of the word (Old English sc-, which regularly evolved into Middle English sh-) does not correspond to the supposed acronym;
3. the verb is the original form, the noun derives from it; the acronym supposes the noun came first;
4. no one has produced a single instance of this supposed acronym from any old mercantile record or ship's manifest;
5. in fact, no one has ever established that there was a custom of shipping manure;
6. the word has cognates in many other languages, including ones outside Germanic, for which no acronym theory of origin makes sense;It doesn't fit the facts, it requires a very elaborate supposition for which there is not the slightest evidence, and there is a much simpler, saner explanation for the word, the only drawback of which is that it doesn't make a very good Internet joke.
EDIT: Any halfway decent dictionary that lists etymologies should be able to more-or-less corroborate the word entry and article on Etymonline, too. (At least as far as debunking the acronym story goes.) If, for some reason, you don't trust a site whose sole purpose is researching and collecting (accurate) word origins and histories. :P1. the word itself is a good 1,000 years older than the common use of acronyms;
2. the original form of the word (Old English sc-, which regularly evolved into Middle English sh-) does not correspond to the supposed acronym;
3. the verb is the original form, the noun derives from it; the acronym supposes the noun came first;
4. no one has produced a single instance of this supposed acronym from any old mercantile record or ship's manifest;
5. in fact, no one has ever established that there was a custom of shipping manure;
6. the word has cognates in many other languages, including ones outside Germanic, for which no acronym theory of origin makes sense;It doesn't fit the facts, it requires a very elaborate supposition for which there is not the slightest evidence, and there is a much simpler, saner explanation for the word, the only drawback of which is that it doesn't make a very good Internet joke.
Post edited October 05, 2018 by HunchBluntley
HunchBluntley
language geek
Registered: Jul 2014
From United States
Posted October 05, 2018
Am I absolutely sure that I'm right and you're not in this? Of course not. Reasonably sure? Absolutely. ;) Are YOU absolutely sure your belief in whatever anecdote you heard or read has some evidence backing it up, and that you're not just assuming it was true because the source you heard it from thought it was true themselves, and it was presented in an entertaining manner?
And it certainly matters that it's not an acronym if a lot of people are circulating stories saying that it is. Critical thinking is crucial. Accurate history is important. Yes, even "just" the history of a word.
It's okay to be wrong. Ignorance is not bad; willful ignorance is. In other words, receiving a bit of info on an irrelevant (to you) topic and taking its veracity for granted is okay; learning later that that bit of interesting trivia was untrue, but deciding that you're going to continue to "believe" the entertaining lie (and repeat it to others as truth), is not okay.
(And LOL is a word by this point -- the digression earlier was just about how it could or "should" be pronounced. I didn't take that too seriously, but I do take seriously the dissemination of misinformation. And whenever words/language (a pet interest of mine) are being discussed, I tend to take especially keen interest.)
And it certainly matters that it's not an acronym if a lot of people are circulating stories saying that it is. Critical thinking is crucial. Accurate history is important. Yes, even "just" the history of a word.
It's okay to be wrong. Ignorance is not bad; willful ignorance is. In other words, receiving a bit of info on an irrelevant (to you) topic and taking its veracity for granted is okay; learning later that that bit of interesting trivia was untrue, but deciding that you're going to continue to "believe" the entertaining lie (and repeat it to others as truth), is not okay.
(And LOL is a word by this point -- the digression earlier was just about how it could or "should" be pronounced. I didn't take that too seriously, but I do take seriously the dissemination of misinformation. And whenever words/language (a pet interest of mine) are being discussed, I tend to take especially keen interest.)
Uilos
New User
Registered: Dec 2015
From Other
Posted October 05, 2018
I say Gogg (not an English speaker) :)
But then I have to try with G O G to clarify because everyone here just replies with "What?" because they can't recognize it as a word and thinks that they just couldn't hear what I said. But saying G O G has them saying "What?" again, so I try with GOG dot com. That's when they understand that they did hear what I said and that it was just a website they hadn't heard of.
Would have been better if their name had been a real word because that would make people understand that it's a store they haven't heard of. I kind of don't want to say the name of the store just because of this, and instead just say that I "bought a game on the internet" to get away from feeling embarrassed that I have to repeat myself 2-3 times every time.
I have found out that saying Good Old Games can sometimes help, at least with younger people since they know English, so I'm trying to teach myself to say that instead of Gogg :)
But then I have to try with G O G to clarify because everyone here just replies with "What?" because they can't recognize it as a word and thinks that they just couldn't hear what I said. But saying G O G has them saying "What?" again, so I try with GOG dot com. That's when they understand that they did hear what I said and that it was just a website they hadn't heard of.
Would have been better if their name had been a real word because that would make people understand that it's a store they haven't heard of. I kind of don't want to say the name of the store just because of this, and instead just say that I "bought a game on the internet" to get away from feeling embarrassed that I have to repeat myself 2-3 times every time.
I have found out that saying Good Old Games can sometimes help, at least with younger people since they know English, so I'm trying to teach myself to say that instead of Gogg :)
Senteria
GOG Café Admin
Registered: May 2011
From Netherlands
Posted October 05, 2018
Guys did you all forget the official video? It's called GOG ever since this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaNgCTncLk
26th of March 2012. But I guess it never caught on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaNgCTncLk
26th of March 2012. But I guess it never caught on.
Post edited October 05, 2018 by Senteria
GabiMoro
Good Old Games
Registered: May 2012
From Romania
Posted October 05, 2018
It`s Gog, a weak shooter from Heroes 3.
[url=http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/File:Heroes_III_Gog.png]Gog[/url]
[url=http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/File:Heroes_III_Gog.png]Gog[/url]
Post edited October 05, 2018 by GabiMoro
InkPanther
Registered: Sep 2008
From Poland
Posted October 05, 2018
No luck editing that url? ;P
Madshaker
Game Addict
Registered: Apr 2012
From United States
Posted October 05, 2018
G-O-G or Gog????
wow this ponders me deep from the inner psychie to the very inner id of ones true origins,,,
the wisdom that has befallen this post from the obscure to the everlasting wisdom of the interweave,,,
as a long time gogster and game addicted net nonrestricted joystick ingaging late nighter of the bandwidth,
i ponder this over a choclate chip cookie filled with sweet wisdom of tastbuds long gone.....
I have to say Gog is Good old games but in my inner wisdom it may also be Game overdozed guy/Girl or
(sugar rushes to brain synops) give over games or maybe get other game (head swells) or , maytbe er........
wow this ponders me deep from the inner psychie to the very inner id of ones true origins,,,
the wisdom that has befallen this post from the obscure to the everlasting wisdom of the interweave,,,
as a long time gogster and game addicted net nonrestricted joystick ingaging late nighter of the bandwidth,
i ponder this over a choclate chip cookie filled with sweet wisdom of tastbuds long gone.....
I have to say Gog is Good old games but in my inner wisdom it may also be Game overdozed guy/Girl or
(sugar rushes to brain synops) give over games or maybe get other game (head swells) or , maytbe er........
toxicTom
Big Daddy
Registered: Feb 2009
From Germany
Posted October 06, 2018
Grey or gray
Poor day woolen skies
The Color without color
conforming to light
Copyright © John Beam
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/grey_or_gray_623917
Poor day woolen skies
The Color without color
conforming to light
Copyright © John Beam
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/grey_or_gray_623917