So a debate has sprung up amongst some collegues of mine regarding the saying "Guted" As in, 'Gutted! I have no cash for beer this weekend."
So folk say the word is as I think Gutted others asure me its Guttered.
Ideas/thoughts
So a debate has sprung up amongst some collegues of mine regarding the saying "Guted" As in, 'Gutted! I have no cash for beer this weekend."
So folk say the word is as I think Gutted others asure me its Guttered.
Ideas/thoughts
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Your friends are on "P". What sort of ...
Your friends are on "P". What sort of etymology would the word have it was spelt 'guttered'? I guess that's something you can ask your friends. In contrast, for a word that means to hollow out could relatively easily transfer to feel hollow (i.e., disappointed).
To be fair. I have seen some other people spelling it that way.
[ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gutted ]
//What sort of etymology would the word ...
//What sort of etymology would the word have it was spelt 'guttered'
"I have money, so this weekend I got guttered so that I won't have to get out of my chair when I'm drinking - the pee will just run right around me and down the drain" ?
Or, "How'd I get the black eye? I was ...
Or, "How'd I get the black eye? I was out drinking, we went to this building site, and my friend was like swinging from the spouting, and it pulled off, and I got guttered"
I think when they say 'Guttered' they ...
I think when they say 'Guttered' they mean they have been guttered - as in left in the gutter like trash. I don't really know cos I don't use 'guttered'.
Ah, good to know someone else has this ...
Ah, good to know someone else has this argument. I am totally down with 'gutted'... however, I have to admit that most people I've seen have spelt it that OTHER way, which spoils things a bit, me being a believer in majority rules for language evolution and all.
I think the "reduced to a shell" is why ...
I think the "reduced to a shell" is why I would use Gutted rather than Guttered. I think the problem is that the word is being used far more frequently than it ought to. So you shouldn't feel gutted that you have no money for beers. But should feel gutted that your three baby children have been run over by a bus.
Which I guess means that I think it ought to be equated with something like being broken-hearted. Not that I adhere to my rules at all, but ohwell.
verb gutted, gutting
1. To take the guts out of (an animal, especially fish).
2. To destroy the insides of something; to reduce to a shell.
so like if the cops took my licence off ...
so like if the cops took my licence off of me and i had to get dropped off at school by my mum i would be gutted?
It's gutted. Gutted. Gutted is a ...
It's gutted.
Gutted.
Gutted is a perfectly fine one word sentence. Perfect for snappy comebacks, or understated under-statements.
Guttered is retarded and barely works even in an explanatory sentence.
I don't used the word gutted because ...
I don't used the word gutted because whenever I hear it, I think of disembowelment and even though awful situations do create an unpleasant, sinking feeling in the abdomen, it's nowhere near as awful as disembowelment, ya know.
But I really like "guttered", and I encourage anyone who likes to spell it that way to keep on doing so. It conjures up images of desolation, being in such a bad state that you're down in the gutter. But it seems more drinking related, as many slang words are.
If enough people spell it like that, one day it could end up in the NZ Oxford, which would be rad.
Guttered is no good. I have seen it ...
Guttered is no good. I have seen it spelled this way, but it's just insane. Guttered? It makes no sense!
By the way, rather than actually being ...
By the way, rather than actually being gutted, I always took it as a reference to the phrase "that's a real kick in the guts."
The term is most definitely "gutted" ...
The term is most definitely "gutted" and NOT "guttered", but "guttered" could be an interesting alternative, with its connotations of being destitute and relegated to the gutter. Mind you, "guttered" is more of a mouthful. It requires a clearer pronounciation and better diction. I don't think "guttered"'ll ever take off.
Unless you're from Gore "gutted" and ...
Unless you're from Gore "gutted" and "guttered" are pronounced the same in NZ English, hence this thread even starting. If by clearly annunciating you mean speaking like you're from Gore then that's cool...
When I first read this thread I thought of the pretty archaic verb "gutter", as in something like "flicker". "The candle on the window sill guttered and finally died." I imagined it could mean the light of hope going out in someone's soul or something equally 6th form drama class ... but that's not to say that the Kiwi slang word is "guttered", it's 100% definitely "gutted".
"Unless you're from Gore "gutted" and ...
"Unless you're from Gore "gutted" and "guttered" are pronounced the same in NZ English,"
Well, yes. If you mumble. :) D'you really reckon that making the two words sound identical (homophonous?) is correct? Not that I'm from Gore or anything. :D