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Im sick and tired of people abbreviating words that aren't meant to be abbreviated. It's "professional" ! When I see people type "pro" I always sit there drumming my fingers expecting them to finish the word, as "pro" represents the prefix meaning for.
It's blatantly obvious if all you do is look at the definitions of the words.
A professional athlete is an athlete who reached excellence in his field, and is paid to do so.
A pro athlete is something that is done for athletes. A pronoun isn't an extremely high skill noun, is it? A program isn't a gram that gets paid to have mass is?
KeSPA is, by definition, "pro-gamer." However, Jaedong is a professional gamer.
For the love of Buddha, don't be lazy and type out the full word. It's only a few extra letters and you save my sanity and your dignity. It blows my mind how people can't even learn the English language properly when it's their first language.
 
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pro means professional, i read about it on wikipedia. only pro knowledge ppl edit wikipedia, r u calling them liars?
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I get annoyed when people call themselves either pro or professional gamers when they aren't making any money from gaming.
That said, I don't think anyone is losing any dignity or even misusing the language when they say pro in place of professional. I feel that words are tools and people constantly every day are using these tools differently and as long as the intended meaning is conveyed then they used language successfully. So for the love of satan, relax alittle
Just my opinion though ^^
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Aren't meant to be abbreviated because of what? That you don't feel they should be?
You're going to have a very angry life if something so trivial will get you so riled up.
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WHOA WHOA WHOA. A pronoun is not an extremely high skill noun?
Mind.
Blown.
pro is commonly used in the Internetz and general world as a abbreviation for professional. The shortening is legit. Not many gamers need to refer to pro in the way you are used to it being used.
Like for example probably Jaedong is pro-gamer, being a gamer himself. But Jaedong is also a pro-gamer.
1 word changed the definition. Welcome to the English language.
Thus context matters.
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
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On October 13 2010 16:08 Kentor wrote:
I'm very pro gamer.
Please say it right, unless you're saying it my way - you're wrong.
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This is not a very pro blog.
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OH GOD MY BLOG RATING IS PLUMMETING
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
On October 13 2010 16:12 opsayo wrote:
OH GOD MY BLOG RATING IS PLUMMETING
Deservedly so.
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Zurich15366 Posts
I am a pro grammer. I support writing.
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On October 13 2010 16:06 Seide wrote:
The shortening [of "professional" to "pro"] is legit.
In the context of this blog, this sentence is exceedingly amusing.
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On October 13 2010 15:59 opsayo wrote:
Im sick and tired of people abbreviating words that aren't meant to be abbreviated. It's "professional" ! When I see people type "pro" I always sit there drumming my fingers expecting them to finish the word, as "pro" represents the prefix meaning for.
It's blatantly obvious if all you do is look at the definitions of the words.
A professional athlete is an athlete who reached excellence in his field, and is paid to do so.
A pro athlete is something that is done for athletes. A pronoun isn't an extremely high skill noun, is it? A program isn't a gram that gets paid to have mass is?
KeSPA is, by definition, "pro-gamer." However, Jaedong is a professional gamer.
For the love of Buddha, don't be lazy and type out the full word. It's only a few extra letters and you save my sanity and your dignity. It blows my mind how people can't even learn the English language properly when it's their first language.
ur pro at pedantry. gj man!
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Man, I agree. I'll be sure to talk only about professional gamers from now on, not these "pros"
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I think I will weigh the professionals and confessionals of what you are saying here
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wow .. seriously .. WOW ..
some thoughts are just not worth posting, even in blogs.
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EPT
