Computer Hope
Other => Other => Off topic => Topic started by: Helpmeh on April 25, 2009, 12:56:30 PM
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The REAL definition of sage (on the internet).
1. sage v.
Word entered to the email field of a *chan (iichan, 4chan, 2chan, etc) message board so that the post is not bumped. It is Japanese for 'to lower.' It is the opposite of 'age' (ah-gay), which means to raise.
Usage:
SAGE this piece of s**t
Alt. Usage:
SAGE!!!! (Used as an insult, yelled at someone who recently failed)
2. sage
A word originating from the popular Japanese forum website 2chan. Sage (pronounced "sah-geh") - from the Japanese word "sageru", refers to replying to a post using the word "sage" in the email field in order to increase the number of replies without age-ing (or bumping) the post. This can be used as a courtesy, allowing one to quietly add comments that may not be interesting enough to warrant pushing the thread to the top. It can also be used as a way to show displeasure with the post being replied to.
"Sage" is typed in the e-mail field!
3. sage
Within the context of text and image forums, "sage" or "saging" is the act of adding commentary that will not renew a thread's position within the forum.
This is done for one of two reasons:
-As a generosity to other posters - a long living but moot thread is not of aid to anyone, and this acts as a discrete manner to add complementary information. (This is not often the case)
-Exclusively as a harsh statement of reprisal - feeling that the content is inappropriate or that the manner of the poster is unsuitable.
This is off the topic of computers, but I just felt like pointing this out. And this isn't an insult to anyone with 7600-9999 posts.
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If you are using 2Chan as a source your point is automatically invalid.
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If you are using 2Chan as a source your point is automatically invalid.
2Chan?! That's insulting. I used an online dictionary.
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http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Asage&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=
# a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
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Sage is a ''A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher'' And obviously that's what it means here, just like 'guru' , 'mentor' etc
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sagacious
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http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Asage&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=
# a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
But that doesn't include the definition of sage as a verb.
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Sage.....as a verb? Example please?
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Sage.....as a verb? Example please?
Did you not read my first post at ALL!?!?
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Oh, haha. Right. Unfortunately, I have never heard or seen it written like that before. Nor have I ever heard of the word 'saging'.
::)
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Oh, haha. Right. Unfortunately, I have never heard or seen it written like that before. Nor have I ever heard of the word 'saging'.
::)
Wow...
Everyone should go on 4chan at least once in their life...
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Nouns used as verbs are automatically invalidated in meaning.
here the word is a noun.
The fact that in some other language another word is pronounced the same as the english one doesn't change the meaning of the english one- likewise for non-accepted dictionaries (an "online dictionary" could have been "urban dictionary" for all we know.
You can use any word as you wish, for example I coud start calling cats apples. of course going to the SPCA looking for apples is more likely to give you strange looks.
the meaning of a word extends only as far as those who understand that meaning. Since these alternate definitions you've provided are by no means in "official" dictionaries (webster, oxford, etc) but rather far more or less in the field of technical jargon relating to forum's and BBS's, it is a bit presumptious to apply these meaning of the word in contexts where the real meaning is intended.
If somebody asks for an "Orange", you almost always need to derive the meaning from context. If for example you are colouring an image and somebody asks for orange, perhaps you will hand them the orange crayon. If you have a fruit bowl in front of you, you will hand them the fruit.
If on the otherhand you are colouring AND have a bowl of fruit you can infer the meaning both by the inflection as well as the high possibility of disambiguating information, such as "orange crayon". Also, use of adjoining words can help isolate the meaning in this case, for example:
"hand me orange" would almost certainly mean the crayon, whereas "hand me the orange" would likely mean the fruit. Using "the" indicates in this case the object is a physical entity rather then the description of the colour of the desired object.
Now if you would kindly read a real dictionary and determine if your off-the-wall definitions exist, I'm sure you will find them quite absent.
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Just a few questions.
Q. What is www.computerhope.com on?
A. The internet.
Q. Where did I say people used sage as a verb?
A. The internet.
See the common denominator?
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and 'You're an orange' would indicate that you are speaking to another person in a demeaning matter, which has little or nothing to do with the fruit.
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Q. Where did I say people used sage as a verb?
A. The internet.
I didn't realize ComputerHope was 4-Chan....
Helpmeh, the rank Sage is not being presented as a verb, but a noun, an indicator of one's status.
On a website like ComputerHope, one would conclude that the term sage would have one of THESE (http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Asage&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=)definitions.
Do you have a suggestion to replace Sage?
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Since this and other references seem to be directed at me or other sages here i suggest stop feeding the troll....
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Helpmeh, the rank Sage is not being presented as a verb, but a noun, an indicator of one's status.
Did I say that the RANK Sage was being used as a verb?
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I don't think we have a drill long enough to get through your skull.
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The drill's not necessary. It's just someone's attempt to be clever by superimposing the definition of a Japanese word for an English word. Many such examples exist, I'm sure.
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Just a few questions.
Q. What is www.computerhope.com on?
A. drugs (Prozac).
Q. Where did I say people used sage as a verb?
A. The Ghetto.
See the common denominator?
How dare you!
SAGE!!!! (Used as an insult, yelled at someone who recently failed)
;)
This thread is making me think of that song "Scarborough Fair" by Simon and Garfunkel. Am I the only one?
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Yeah, but "parsley, sa-ge, rosemary, and thyme" just doesn't have the same ring... ;)
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2. sage
A word originating from the popular Japanese forum website 2chan. Sage (pronounced "sah-geh") - from the Japanese word "sageru", refers to replying to a post using the word "sage" in the email field in order to increase the number of replies without age-ing (or bumping) the post. This can be used as a courtesy, allowing one to quietly add comments that may not be interesting enough to warrant pushing the thread to the top. It can also be used as a way to show displeasure with the post being replied to.
"Sage" is typed in the e-mail field!
I think the word "Sage" and its meanings were around long before the internet was ever created.