Campier/palmier

[pat]

Common. Really?

[mkenuk]

I'm inclined to agree with you, Pat.

I suggested in a recent post that the comparative and superlative forms of common adjectives should also be common. I still think that's true.

However, with these two comparative forms I think the problem might be that their base forms palmy and campy are themselves not really common.

[TRex]

I was surprised when I tried palmier and found it was regarded as common. But I wasn't surprised campier was considered a common word.

I wouldn't regard palmy as common, but would regard campy as something any reasonably well-read person would know.

[pat]

I presume campy means the same as camp? If so, I’ve only ever seen the latter.

[Jacki]

Well a palmier is also a delicious pastry.

[pat]

Never heard of a palmier. I must have led a sheltered life!

[yelnats]

You must  have seen them as I have seen them here in Oz.



known by other names in other places (Palmeras in Spanish)

[pat]

Yes, I’ve seen them before but I had no idea that they had their own name!

[Linda]

Surely you watch Great British Bake Off, Pat!   

[pat]

Er....

[Linda]

I knew it!    I used to, but don't so much now.  Neither do I watch Strictly, TOWIE, X Factor, I'm A Celebrity (?!) or Britain's Got Talent (?!) .... and especially not Love Island.
Am I weird?!!   

[pat]

Well if you’re weird then so am I. Maybe even a bit weirder as I’ve never watched Bake Off. I can’t abide programmes that feature so-called celebrities (most of whom I’ve never even heard of) and/or nonentities, doing absolutely nothing noteworthy, often accompanied by screeching audiences. Ugh.

[Les303]

I do wish that you people in the UK & USA would stop churning out these so called " Reality TV " shows because there is always some nincompoop programmer in Australia that will pick them up.

These programs are so obviously staged & heavily edited that I cannot believe how many people fall for this tripe.
There is always the player that has had to endure so much adversity that everybody is sad to see them go, there is always the villian who has behaved so outrageously that everyboby is glad to see them go & there is always the " perfect player " who everyone is glad to see win the competition,,,Ugh!

[birdy]

I've seen the pastry, but never heard the name palmier.

I saw "campy" quite often (and the comparative but not the superlative form), probably in the 60s or 70s, but don't remember hearing or seeing it much recently.

And Pat and Linda, I think the only program I've seen, of all the ones you mentioned, is Britain's Got Talent, mostly when I've been visiting my English friends or when someone posts a link on Facebook or email.