King Charles to be coronated?

Coronated, obligated……Americanated.

The "year" is implied in the word "anniversary", so all you need is "first/second/fiftieth anniversary" (as in wedding anniversaries).

Without looking it up I would guess that anniversary comes from "annus" = year and the root "vers" which is something like "to occur", but I hope someone can explain the etymology a bit more accurately than that. Either way, it can surely only be celebrated once a year.

Anniversary is the date on which something took place so I agree that a 6 month anniversary is weird but not if it's a year, two years etc.

Sorry, Not Too Old, meant to say that "coronated" is exceptionally silly!

Oh yes, Witzend, "obligated" gets me shouting at the TV too!

I've mentioned before, (but it annoys me so much that I'm going to mention it again, so there), the increasing use of "one/two/fifty year anniversary" and even "six month anniversary"!! Does nobody know these days what "anniversary" means?

I was visiting a Dsis in the US when the Queen died, and saw ‘coronated’ in the highly respected Boston Globe newspaper the day after.

While I’m at it, does ‘obligated’ get on anyone else’s nerves? I’m seeing it everywhere. Whatever happened to ‘obliged’?

But nothing, IMO, is as bad as describing someone who has been aided in their ablutions, as having been "toileted".

That one makes me curl up into a little cringing ball, snowflake that I am.

nadateturbe

Calendargirl

And of course, anyone out of favour has been ‘Markled’.

That is horrible!

Only repeating what is apparently a common term used when someone is out of favour.

Used a lot on social media.

Calendargirl

And of course, anyone out of favour has been ‘Markled’.

That is horrible!

I have heard lots of words like this recently. Someone claimed to be a "flutist". Or is that the correct term nowadays?

It’s a word much used in India, according to DS who lives there. Together with such words as “pre-poned”, brought forward, opposite of postponed! 😂

Charles is going to be made into a crown shape?! Not in the least bit pedantic, OP. Coronated is ridiculous.

And of course, anyone out of favour has been ‘Markled’.

Some one was ‘medalled ’ at. the Olympics, according to Mat Baker.

This is a deviation but I heard Shirley Ballad day a couple were 'dynamical' on Saturday. Made me laugh.

Smileless2012

Coronate comes the word coronation and means crown shaped but there's no such word as coronated.

There is such a word but it is used to indicate crown-type markings on eg a bird can be described as having coronated plumage
( zoology) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage. · (zoology) Having the coronal feathers. ...

Sorry - I should have checked there was not already a thread on the subject. It's Christmas m'lud, lots to do and making me confusicated or possibly confiscated.

Me too AGAA4 which is why I'm on GN.

Thank you smileless. I could have looked that up myself but I feel so lazy lately.

Coronate comes the word coronation and means crown shaped but there's no such word as coronated.

Coronated is just wrong. It has always been crowned. Where did that word come from?

I think it sounds like something medical as well NotTooOld crowned is the word for me.

As a fully paid up pedant, I feel I should link to another thread on this topic.

www.gransnet.com/forums/pedants_corner/1317233-Coronated

No.
just somewhat pedantic