Comments on: Reader Question: Commentators or Commentors? http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/ Blogging ideas, tips, creativity and money making strategies for blogs Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:34:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jeff Hendrickson http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2519 Jeff Hendrickson Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:46:05 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2519 Commentators: One who writes or delivers a commentary or commentaries. That's from dictionary.com - I figured people who leave comments are called commentors, but after going over to dictionary.com I was wrong. Commentors is not a word. I'm sure the word "commentor" will be added to future editions of the dictionary. In 2026 it will probably be spelled Commentr Nice dialog btw. PS. Your blockquotes are hard to read. On a brighter screen the light gray is really light. Commentators: One who writes or delivers a commentary or commentaries.

That’s from dictionary.com - I figured people who leave comments are called commentors, but after going over to dictionary.com I was wrong. Commentors is not a word.

I’m sure the word “commentor” will be added to future editions of the dictionary.

In 2026 it will probably be spelled

Commentr

Nice dialog btw.

PS. Your blockquotes are hard to read. On a brighter screen the light gray is really light.

]]> By: J David http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2477 J David Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:01:47 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2477 To me, "commentators" sounds dumb. But the way that I want to say it (commentor) is just not a word... Damn you Oxford and the english language! To me, “commentators” sounds dumb. But the way that I want to say it (commentor) is just not a word… Damn you Oxford and the english language!

]]> By: Matt Jones http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2462 Matt Jones Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:37:41 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2462 Matthew that is true, but you wouldn't say commentators on a sports game make a commentate either. Andy, I believe you have solved the riddle. If it is not commentators, it would be commenters, not commentors. Matthew that is true, but you wouldn’t say commentators on a sports game make a commentate either.

Andy, I believe you have solved the riddle. If it is not commentators, it would be commenters, not commentors.

]]> By: Matthew http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2460 Matthew Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:23:56 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2460 Im leaving a comment not a commentate however it gets tricky when its plural Im leaving a comment not a commentate

however it gets tricky when its plural

]]> By: Andy Beard http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2458 Andy Beard Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:29:00 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2458 Actually I used "Commenters" in my post on why I loathe them, mainly because the original plugin, written in 2004 was called Top Recent Commenters. http://www.coffee2code.com/archives/2004/07/08/plugin-toprecent-commenters/ For me, a commentator is someone who has some level of expertise typically giving commentary on sporting or political events. Just because commentator is in a dictionary does not mean that that is the correct word to use in the particular context of blogging. Six Apart back in 2005 added a feature to MT "Trusted Commenters" Commented exists as a word Commentated also exists as a word and certainly suggests a more professional form of commentary The Free dictionary, when you use "commentors" comes up with "did you mean commenters" Actually I used “Commenters” in my post on why I loathe them, mainly because the original plugin, written in 2004 was called Top Recent Commenters.

http://www.coffee2code.com/archives/2004/07/08/plugin-toprecent-commenters/

For me, a commentator is someone who has some level of expertise typically giving commentary on sporting or political events.

Just because commentator is in a dictionary does not mean that that is the correct word to use in the particular context of blogging.

Six Apart back in 2005 added a feature to MT “Trusted Commenters”

Commented exists as a word
Commentated also exists as a word and certainly suggests a more professional form of commentary

The Free dictionary, when you use “commentors” comes up with “did you mean commenters”

]]> By: Adam http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2457 Adam Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:47:17 +0000 http://bloggingfingers.com/creative-blogging/reader-question-commentators-or-commentors/#comment-2457 Well surely commentators are people who discus certain topics, such as political commentators being interviewed on the news etc Whereas commentors seems more appropriated for people commenting on a blog, or are they commentating...? Well surely commentators are people who discus certain topics, such as political commentators being interviewed on the news etc

Whereas commentors seems more appropriated for people commenting on a blog, or are they commentating…?

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