IS NOT A WORD

WHY WOULD A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL SAY "GUESSTIMATE" INSTEAD OF "ESTIMATE"

2/17/2010 5:58:03 PM

k

2/17/2010 5:58:32 PM

If you know what it means, it's a legit word.

2/17/2010 5:59:55 PM

estimate infers other knowledge was used to arrive at said estimation.
guesstimate is an estimation without the use of other knowledge. it virtually means the same thing as guess

2/17/2010 6:01:54 PM

^ this is my point

if it's an estimate, it's an estimate

if it's a guess, it's a guess

every situation in which "guesstimate" could conceivably be used is clearly closer to one than the other

so why use a word that doesn't exist

2/17/2010 6:07:43 PM

didn't say I like the word, use the word, or agree with it's use.


But, I do hate the word and do not accept its use in my presence.

2/17/2010 6:09:10 PM

Slanguage ftl.

2/17/2010 6:10:29 PM

am i going overboard in using this as an example of the fight against intellectualism

2/17/2010 6:12:00 PM

it may be one small example. but those small examples add up to quite a bit.

2/17/2010 6:12:49 PM

^^ No sir. I would gladly join you in that fight, as an enlistee.

2/17/2010 6:22:59 PM

Why would a medical professional say "guesstimate"??

Because he or she is afraid to say I DON'T KNOW.

You doctor is shitty.

My advice: get a new doctor.

It's that easy.

2/17/2010 6:25:30 PM

the fight against intellectualism must be won at any and all costs.

in fact, i think i'm going to declare a war on intellectualism right fucking now.

2/17/2010 6:26:05 PM

Quote :

"Why would a medical professional say "guesstimate"?? Because he or she is afraid to say I DON'T KNOW. You doctor is shitty. My advice: get a new doctor. It's that easy."

2/17/2010 6:26:58 PM

the medical professional in question is the girl in the too tall jones commercial

but if that happened in real life i would def. switch doctors

2/17/2010 6:29:49 PM

SWAG

2/17/2010 6:30:31 PM

WHAT DO YOU CALL THE GUY WHO GRADUATED LAST IN HIS CLASS FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL

2/17/2010 6:30:44 PM

at this thread

^Doctor, hardy har har

[Edited on February 17, 2010 at 6:31 PM. Reason : .]

2/17/2010 6:31:00 PM

thanks for clarifying

for a second there, i thought i was having a good day

2/17/2010 6:31:22 PM

^^ explain why, please

2/17/2010 6:31:28 PM

it's not hardy har har you moron

it's fucking terrifying is what it is

2/17/2010 6:32:37 PM

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"but if that happened in real life i would def. switch doctors"

mainly this

but I suppose it depends on the situation

2/17/2010 6:34:08 PM

2/17/2010 6:34:15 PM

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"mainly this but I suppose it depends on the situation"

If I heard my doctor speak in slang when a perfectly normal word would be more appropriate, I'd be worried.

2/17/2010 6:35:39 PM

when you get physicals and whatnot

and your doctor is going over your sexual activity

(if your doctor does that)

does he use the phrase "get hard" or "get a hard-on" or anything of the sort

it's very democratizing

2/17/2010 6:36:37 PM

you mean yours doesn't say "get a hard erection"??

2/17/2010 6:38:37 PM

i would seriously bug if my doctor asked me about my "prick"

2/17/2010 6:39:23 PM

I wouldn't want my doctor using slang either but that wasn't the original point, but whatever

2/17/2010 6:40:07 PM

man shut up

damn

2/17/2010 6:41:05 PM

lol, ya'll get so worked up

2/17/2010 6:41:42 PM

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"that wasn't the original point, but whatever"

Sure it was. The fact that the medical professional in question was an actor playing a role doesn't change the fact that a medical professional shouldn't be using words that don't exist.

2/17/2010 6:45:29 PM

mayhaps he was in fact guesstimating

2/17/2010 6:47:39 PM

is this the right time to ask


U MAD?

2/17/2010 6:48:24 PM

^^ impossible

it's an estimate or it's a guess

it can't be both by definition

2/17/2010 6:49:53 PM

Goddamn you are dense. It was an actor in a fucking commercial. It was NOT a real medical professional.

2/17/2010 6:51:20 PM

She was portraying a real medical professional, which would suggest that the person who scripted the commercial thinks it would be an acceptable response to the situation. The gag in the spot is that Ed Jones is fucking huge, not that the nurse is dumb.

2/17/2010 6:52:37 PM

you sir, missed the point

2/17/2010 6:53:25 PM

you know what's tight for real though

that yaz commercial

where the chick is talking about the drug, consult your physician, etc.

and her friends are like OKAY MISS DOCTOR LADY

and she actually is a doctor

2/17/2010 6:56:20 PM

lol

2/17/2010 6:57:45 PM

2/17/2010 6:58:19 PM

also, at what point in the development of language did "saying something smart" become pejorative

2/17/2010 6:59:29 PM