2020-11-15
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด N - normal & natural
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ออกเสียง normal = ‘NAWR-muhl’
ออกเสียง natural = ‘NACH-er-uhl’
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New normal
The phrase new normal is an oxymoron
typically used to indicate a life event that isout of the ordinary
and has a long-lasting or permanent impact on someone’s day-to-day routine.
For instance, a couple who just had their first baby might tell friends and family they’re adjusting to their new normal.
But using the phrase to describe efforts to fight a global pandemic
implies a sense of permanence that makes a lot of people uncomfortable.
This may be one time when it’s better tochallenge ourselves
to find a new phrase, rather than relying on one we already know.
If you check Thesaurus.com for synonyms for new and normal,
you come up with: strange routine, unusual standard, and unfamiliar order.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for normal
Adjective
REGULAR, NORMAL, TYPICAL, NATURAL
mean being of the sort or kind that isexpected as usual, ordinary, or average.
REGULAR stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or pattern. the club's regular monthly meeting
NORMAL implies lack of deviation from what has been discovered or established as the most usual or expected. normal behavior for a two-year-old
TYPICAL implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality. a typical small town
NATURAL applies to what conforms to a thing's essential nature, function, or mode of being. the natural love of a mother for her child
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for natural
Adjective
NATURAL, INGENUOUS, NAIVE, UNSOPHISTICATED, ARTLESS
mean free from pretension or calculation.
NATURAL implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner
INGENUOUS implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children
NAIVE suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive
UNSOPHISTICATED implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents
ARTLESS suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Words We’re Watching: ‘Normie’
A word that blends in so well we almost didn’t see it.
What to Know
Normie is a rising noun and adjective describingsomeone,
often pejoratively or ironically,
whose tastes and lifestyle are mainstream.
It has become connected to normcore,
which references fashion choices
noted for being deliberately bland or unremarkable.
The term normie has emerged as both a noun and an adjective
referring to one whose tastes, lifestyle, habits, and attitude
are mainstream and far from the cutting edge,
or a person who is otherwise not notable or remarkable.
Besides Adorno, the title alsoalludes to the folk LPs
put out by niche labels such asVanguard and Folkways in the eighties.
"There's this cottage industry of labels where the musicians look like math teachers," he [Musician Stephen Malkmus] said. "They wear total normie outfits. It's normie radicalism."
— Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
For those who don't ride public transit and for most of their adulthoods travel via automobile between a few tightly curated situations--home, work, and whatever sad normie weekend rituals--Bourbon Street's sempiternal carnival gives them unmediated contact with all sorts of people they might not otherwise encounter.— Jules Bentley, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 20 Aug. 2018
Stars--they're just like us. It's not only us non-famous normies who regularly work long hours. Turns out, Oscar-winning actresses have to remind themselves to recover from endless days on set. "I've learned the value of downtime," Lupita Nyong'o tells Refinery29. "If you can, one should, you know? It's a real privilege to have that option."— Whizy Kim, Refinery29, 24 Feb. 2020
Origin and Use of 'Normie'
It is easy to see that normie derives from the English adjective normal, taking the first syllable of that word and adding the diminutive suffix –ie. It is not exactly a new word.
What is new, however, is its broad-brush application,
as it is used in a variety of circles as alabel to distinguish
(and sometimes demean) certain members of those circles.
But normie saw use in morespecific contexts in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Among these instances are examples of use of the word
by people with disabilities to refer to those without them:
O'Leary believes it's important for good will between "normies" (as able-bodied skiers are called) and disabled skiers, for normies to understand the special needs of disabled skiers. Blind and hearing-impaired skiers on the same slopes may prefer some space around them. Some skiers have disabilities that do not permit them to stand for long periods of time, so able-bodied skiers should be understanding when these skiers cut into lift lines.— Lois Friedland, The Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct.1993
Such macabre humor plays a large part in his and his friends' conversation. They often call each other "gimps," and call able-bodied people "normies." The other day, when Hopper was late for a meeting, Goldsborough said, "I'd kick his butt, but he wouldn't feel it." And Hopper laughed loudest of all.— Tony Kornheiser, The Washington Post, 2 Nov. 1984
There are also examples of use from people
in recovery circles in reference to those who are not in recovery:
Robertson concludes her own book with her personal story, prefacing it with explanations of the so-called mysticism of AA (there is none) and its religiosity (up to each member). She also answers other questions that might occur to "normies" or people who consider AA a kind of exclusive and arcane lodge for people salvaged from Skid Road. — Paul Pintarich, The Oregonian, 17 Apr. 1988
Mr. Devane was among 20 Delray Beach residents who gathered at the cafe one recent night for a weekly counseling session. One “normie” — their word for the 65,000 year-round town folk — wandered in unawares and was allowed to stay. First-timers sat at the periphery of the circle, avoiding eye contact with others. — Jane Gross, The New York Times, 16 Nov. 2007
Current use of normie does away with such specific applications.
Its more generalized use, however,
sometimes comes with an implied sneer of condescension or contempt, particularly within online communities.
It has taken hold in the language of memes and was, for a while, part of the vocabulary of alt-right discourse.
Normcore
But the word has lately flattened out
and is now occasionally embraced as a term of ironic self-mockery.
The emergence of the term normcore,
which evokes a fashion style noted for being deliberately bland and unremarkable,
might have helped to neutralize normie
and bring the word back into the realm of cool—however that adds up
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Word History
What Exactly Is 'Normal'?
The history of a pretty regular word
“What is normal?” is a question that has been posed innumerable times
(in both rhetorical and non-rhetorical functions),
performing titular service for blog posts, explanatory talks, songs, and a myriad of other forms of media.
Often the role of this question
is to show how certain widely accepted concepts
are merely recent social constructs,
and that what is considered ‘normal’ is afluid sort of thing.
We are of course a dictionary, not arbiters of social matters,
and so must restrict our opinions on what is‘normal’ to lexical matters.
What is normal is a fluid sort of thing.
Normal came to English around the 17th century, from the Latin normalis, which means "made according to a carpenter's square, forming a right angle.”
This “right angle” sense was among the earliest of those applied to normal in English.
That from any point assigned in the circumference of a Circle (
that is normaly quadrisected) may be drawn a right Line, so that the parts intercepted both ways by the Circumference and Diameter, may be equal to the Radios of the Circle. — Thomas Baker, A Catalogue of the Mathematical Works of the Learned Mr. Thomas Baker, 1683
In Late Latin normalis had a number of extended meanings, such as “according to rule,” and these were also adopted into English in the 17th century. Edward Phillips, in his 1658 dictionary The New World of English Words, defined normal as “done exactly, according to the rule, or square”; Thomas Blount’s dictionary of 1661 defined it as “right by rule, made by the Square or Rule.”
There were other things normal could mean in the 17th century.
There is evidence of the “according to, constituting, or not deviating from an established norm, rule, or principle” meaning coming at the same time as those mentioned above. A number of these employ normal to modify judge, in a manner that is similar to the “according to rule” meaning.
As here, God was the personal Judge of this, so his Word must ever be the Normal Judge of all controversies. — Joseph Caryl, An Exposition with Practical Observations, 1653
Hence doth flow, that the Scriptures may be justly called a Judg; not proclaiming outwardly the sentence, but deciding the question as a Law, and so it may be called a judex normalis, a normal Judg, being it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. — James Salgado, The Romish Priest turn'd Protestant with the Reasons of his Conversion, 1679
In present day, normal is perhaps most often used to mean “conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern,” or“you know…regular.”
But types, standards, and regular patterns (or what is considered “regular”) undoubtedly shift, and even when static are largely subjective things. Lexically, the definition of normal has continued to change and grow, and today may also mean (among many other things) “occurring naturally,” “of or relating to the training of teachers,” or “containing neither basic hydroxyl nor acid hydrogen.” You know....regular.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
normal & natural
Normal means “usual,” “regular,”
“conforming to the standard type,” “not abnormal”:
“Anyone with normal decency would have been horrified.”
“Resting when tired is normal.”
Anything that is natural fit in with,
and conform to, its own nature:
“Aging is a natural process.”
“When someone attacks us, it is natural to strike back in some way.”
Since normal people usually act in a naturalway
(in accord with their natures), the words are often interchangeable.
