It's mahogany, not "hog"

[mattcran]

I really hate when people say "EIR" instead of East Indian Rosewood. Lazy bums.

[Shuksan]

Please don't tell me some people say "Mac" instead of Macassar. Although if your guitar had Macassar ebony back and sides and a Jack pine top, you would have a mac and jack guitar!

[Methos1979]

I used to have all kinds of little pet peeves with regard to the way people spoke or spelled, using poor grammar or shortened words but then I realized I was really just being a pretentious toolbag and let it go. Life's too short and there's too many real problems in the world.

[Cool555]

Originally Posted by Shuksan

I'm not entirely sure why, but I cringe every time someone refers to mahogany as hog. Maybe because it reminds me of those people who insist on calling their medications "meds" as if it makes them sound like a medical insider because they know one piece of jargon. However, calling Adirondack spruce "adi" doesn't have the same effect, so maybe it's because of all the negative connotations associated with hogs and pigs. Mahogany is such a nice wood it deserves better than to have porcine associations imposed on it.

If someone asked me to build a "hog" guitar for them, I would ask "Berkshire or Vietnamese pot belly?"

Maybe if mahogany smelled like bacon.....

Yes. Felt the same way too that hog brings to mind pigs. But didn’t think too much of it. Worse part is that I am now using it too as it is easier to type and spell. Haha...

[muscmp]

Originally Posted by mattcran

I believe "hog" gets used so often because people forget how to spell it!

that's funny!

play music!

[muscmp]

Originally Posted by mattcran

I really hate when people say "EIR" instead of East Indian Rosewood. Lazy bums.

that's funny too! we're on a roll today!

play music!

[Kittoon]

“MMMmmm.... rolls..”

[Paddy1951]

Let me try to understand. On a forum that is constantly full of acronyms, abbreviations, slang, etc, one little word drives you bonkers?

I would bet that any kind of forum has the same things going on.

Almost any interest or discipline is bound to develop it's own shorthand.
It's just the way it is.

[skinnerb]

And while we're at it--When looking at the grades given for wood components listed for a particular guitar, how many AAAAAA's-- Masterwhatever ---can you put in? Is there a universal standard?

[hairpuller]

Originally Posted by paulzoom

I agree with you. I also hate it when acoustic guitars are referred to as 'axes.' Both terms seem pretentious.

Agreed!
scott

[Jeff Scott]

For those who have a hog guitar with a pickup, oh sorry, with a pup in it, do you have to plug it into a Pignose amp?

[jjrpilot]

🙄 old men and forums lol

[Jeff Scott]

Originally Posted by Paddy1951

Let me try to understand. On a forum that is constantly full of acronyms, abbreviations, slang, etc, one little word drives you bonkers?

I would bet that any kind of forum has the same things going on.

Almost any interest or discipline is bound to develop it's own shorthand.
It's just the way it is.

Check out my Rick with a plexi TRC, CB, VP, CP FWI, BT/BH, and HSPU, in MID.

There is, at least, one AGF (another acronym, OMG!) member (besides me) who does, in fact, know what all that means.

[fazool]

Originally Posted by llew

My pet peeve is when someone can't manage the "O" in OK in a text. Just K. Really...are you THAT lazy? Sorry...got off track?

Or "have a good one" from a cashier, which means "blah blah blah I can't muster the energy to think about whether I am wishing you a good morning, a good evening or a good lunch, so whatever.... you aren't important enough to waste any energy on actually thinking about the correct words"

[Tnfiddler]

Is it wrong that my Walnut Taylor dread is named “Wally”?