Posted by Mark Darrah on July 29, 1999 at 21:50:18 in 165.117.55.88:
In Reply to: Re: Accurized/here are some other made-up words I hate posted by Doug May on July 29, 1999 at 14:35:41:
I guess while we're on the subject, my pet peeve is "leverage" used as a verb, as in "we need to leverage our knowledge". Friggin' corporate-speak. Oops, that's probably another one. Besides, I'm one of 'em more or less.
Also, why does EVERYONE on the web spell the word loser, "LOOSER"?
Anyway, "accurize" was coined a few years ago by some modeller somewhere. It's gotten to be a common term. Check out any issue of Fine Scale Modeller from the last couple of years. Minicraft wasn't the first. That doesn't make it alright, but don't blame them.