Why is it called an Offline

Post by **DRT** » 08:53 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Jdaw prompted this by objecting to the use of the word on the label's created for the event known as The Deeper Underground Offline.

I have no idea how this word came to be used. I also have no idea whether or not it should be hyphenated as 'Off-line' or not.

Does anyone know the origin, meaning and correct punctuation?

For the record, I'm with Jdaw on this one. It's stupid.

Derek

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:05 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Because we are currently "on-line"

Post by **DRT** » 10:10 Thu 10 Jan 2008

KillerB wrote:Because we are currently "on-line"

Really? Did you make that up?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:13 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Derek T. wrote:
KillerB wrote:Because we are currently "on-line"
Really? Did you make that up?

Really? No. It's a standard term. We will be off-line together. I would change it to something less techo and American but most people understand it.

Post by **DRT** » 10:18 Thu 10 Jan 2008

KillerB wrote:
Derek T. wrote:
KillerB wrote:Because we are currently "on-line"
Really? Did you make that up?
Really? No. It's a standard term. We will be off-line together. I would change it to something less techo and American but most people understand it.

As that is three people who have now expressed a preference not to use Offline the labels now say...

THE DEEPER UNDERGROUND PORT TASTING

Derek

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:29 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Derek T. wrote:
KillerB wrote:
Derek T. wrote:
KillerB wrote:Because we are currently "on-line"
Really? Did you make that up?
Really? No. It's a standard term. We will be off-line together. I would change it to something less techo and American but most people understand it.
As that is three people who have now expressed a preference not to use Offline the labels now say...

THE DEEPER UNDERGROUND PORT TASTING

Derek

Sounds good to me.

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 10:41 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Go on Derek, I'm curious. What did you think it might of meant?

As Alex said, it merely originated from people 'On-Line' saying that something couldn't be done until I'm/we're 'Off-Line'.
It wasn't a huge jump for people to start saying that we'll need to get together Off-Line,etc,etc.

Are you having some mid-life Epiphany, were you're looking at the word, wide-eyed, asking questions...

Post by **DRT** » 10:51 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Conky wrote:Go on Derek, I'm curious. What did you think it might of meant?

As Alex said, it merely originated from people 'On-Line' saying that something couldn't be done until I'm/we're 'Off-Line'.
It wasn't a huge jump for people to start saying that we'll need to get together Off-Line,etc,etc.

Are you having some mid-life Epiphany, were you're looking at the word, wide-eyed, asking questions...

Alan,

To be honest, I haven't given it much thought at all until today and just assumed it was a general wine/port lovers name for a tasting of any kind. I hadn't made the intelectual leap to associating it with tastings organised by Internerds like us. (have I just invented a new word?)

Mid-life Epiphony? Perhaps. Or maybe it's the lack of alcohol

Overtired and emotional · 15:38 Thu 10 Jan 2008

I first encountered the term when engaging in a conference call some eighteen months ago. In that context it simply meant muting each party's telephone to have a confidential discussion. To that extent it bears no similarity to this Forum's usage. That, being face to face, is something I first noted on the Roy Hersh site.

Are we at the cutting edge of linguistic evolution or are we a bunch of linguistically challenged nerds? I only ask because I want to know.

Post by **DRT** » 16:15 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Overtired and emotional wrote: I only ask because I want to know.

...and I want to know if I've invented a new word

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 16:30 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Derek T. wrote:
Overtired and emotional wrote: I only ask because I want to know.
...and I want to know if I've invented a new word

Internerds or epiphony?

The term off-line has been used on wine sites since I joined WineSpectator more than five years ago. VinoCellar, Wino Depot, FTLOP, eBob and Tom Cannavan's site all use it.

Post by **DRT** » 16:36 Thu 10 Jan 2008

KillerB wrote: Internerds or epiphony?

Both - I'm on fire today

Post by **DRT** » 16:40 Thu 10 Jan 2008

I just googled Internerds, it seems I wasn't the first to think of it. It's even a real word in Peru

Oh well, back to doing something usefull...

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 16:43 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Derek T. wrote:
KillerB wrote: Internerds or epiphony?
Both - I'm on fire today

Google gave 10,500 replies to Internerd, inc. Urban Dictionary:

1. internerd
fictitious proper noun;

:used as slang for "Internet"
:"Internet" being - connecting nerds

noun;

a person who is deemed to be on the Internet too much;
or, takes the Internet too seriously for the likes of others

proper noun;
"I spent all night browsing the Internerd."

noun;
"He was on the computer all night. He's such an Internerd."

15,700 for Epiphony, inc. Urban Dictionary:

1. epiphony

Variation on "epiphany." A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something as a result of listening to a particular song. Often, the more obsure the lyrics or music is, the deeper the resulting epiphonistic experience.

"Dude, I had a total epiphony about my relationship with Riama after listening to that Radiohead song."

That's a no then

Overtired and emotional · 18:23 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Yes, but what about offline?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 18:55 Thu 10 Jan 2008

Overtired and emotional wrote:Yes, but what about offline?

Is that with or without a hyphen - or should it be an m-dash?