Totally Silly Farmboy Poll

[seagull2eagle.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is totally silly, but also somewhat real. ;p I apparently spell "farmboy" all over the board. So instead of me just deciding on one and one alone, I thought I'd find out what everybody *else* likes! One word or two? Capitalized or not? Situational? Or do you just really hate the term at all and would rather not ever see it in a fic ever again?

[Poll #1489062]

Comments

[nonotthatone.livejournal.com]

I definitely think it's one word, and uncapitalized since it's a sort of generic noun. Like cowboy.

Though to be honest, I sort of hate it :) Which may make me a jerk, I think I've used it at least once myself in fic. Oh well! I'm ok with being a jerk :)

[seagull2eagle.livejournal.com]

Yeah - it's very similar, but it hasn't yet made it into the dictionary or spell-checkers. I think it's edging it's way there, and for our fandom, it's probably closer than the rest of the world, lol. Fandom-specific spelling!

I try not to use it too often myself, but it creeps in there - it's such a common term for Clark in the fandom! o.o Hard not to start using something everybody else does. I think I remember when I didn't like it either (makes Clark sound like a stupid rent boy or something) and then I got used to it, and then I started using it too. o.O I'll have to try and remember to keep the usage to a minimum! (After this story ;p)

[nonotthatone.livejournal.com]

Well, The Princess Bride too :)

I think you're right about that connotation, and that could be what bothers me about it. You shouldn't set a barometer by me though, I'm new to the fandom and nitpicky about words on top of everything :)

[seagull2eagle.livejournal.com]

Wesley! Funny you should mention that... (I just referenced it in a fic ;p)

Oh, me too. LOL, I've only been in here for about a year, so things are still fairly new. We'll make our own standards!