posted by [identity profile] juuro.livejournal.com at 02:04pm on 2006-01-03
If something causes me to utter the interjection "urk", was that, then, not something that urked me?

Like reasoning for "erk". They seem to have slightly differing emotional tones.
 
posted by [identity profile] flaviarassen.livejournal.com at 04:20pm on 2006-01-03
If something causes me to utter the interjection "urk", was that, then, not something that urked me?

No, actually - it means that *you* have "urked".
 
posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 07:20pm on 2006-01-03
"Urk" is acceptable, though somewhat discouraged, as an intransitive verb meaning "to go[1] 'urk'". If one really must use it as a transitive verb as you described, it can only be done after filing a formal request for an exception three days in advance (seven days if the request is filed by post instead of electronically), and must be edited and rephrased if the request is denied.

[1] I.e. "to say, 'urk'," "to think, 'urk'," or "to display a visible reaction that most viewers would interpret as having thought 'urk!' intensely."
 
posted by [identity profile] wellread.livejournal.com at 08:28pm on 2006-01-03
And people who spell probably probly (or other versions).

Argh!

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