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A Journalists Bitter View of THE Ohio State University

  • Cat Food Flambe'
    fan_from_texas wrote:
    Jughead wrote: THEE is spelled with 2 e's, is it not? :blush:

    Please add the second e when referring to Ohio State.
    No, not when used as a definite article. In modern English, we tend to pronounce 'the' with an 'eeeee' sound as opposed to an 'uhhh' sound when it is followed by a vowel. E.g., "theeee egg" vs. "thuh dog."

    Or... if you're my sisters-in-law in Kentucky, "theeee aige" vs. "thuh dau-wugg" :)
  • believer
    Huffington Post...that's all you need to know.
  • 2kool4skool
    I'm interested in sleeper's take on this.
  • ou1980
  • sleeper
    Looks like someone got rejected from The Ohio State University...
  • hasbeen
    i laugh because he got the reaction he wanted out of you all lol. you are all his puppets, dude must be NCF!!!
  • NNN
    This is hilarious.

    Ohio State didn't start doing the THE thing until 1986 and it was because the abbreviation "OSU" was no longer distinct to the diploma mill off 315.

    Only a complete bonehead would dispute that it comes across as pretentious, arrogant, and obnoxious. Of course, if you're the type of person who would actually do it, I'll need to explain what those three words mean.
  • mucalum49
    It's not like OSU is the only place to do it. I go to The University of Akron and that is the official name of the school. From my understanding that was done to re-brand the school for its aspirations to one day equate the school with any thoughts of pretentiousness.
  • Glory Days
    Jughead wrote: THEE is spelled with 2 e's, is it not? :blush:

    Please add the second e when referring to Ohio State.
    "No, boys. There's two "O"s in Goose."

    haha sorry, that was the first thing i thought of when i read that.
  • Pick6
    still not as bad as something like "THE U"
  • UA5straightin2008
    ^^true that
  • Heretic
    ou1980 wrote:
    If the "ou" part of your handle refers to The Ohio University, I feel saddened that you posted a pic that can't even spell "journalist" properly, considering that Scripps is one of the more highly regarded schools in that field.

    If not, my apologies.
  • Con_Alma
    tk421 wrote:
    Con_Alma wrote: I can't believe that he doesn't understand that it's in the official name of the school. Always has been. Since inception. The name of the school is not "Ohio State University".
    Other schools have "The" in their official names but you don't hear them using it all the time.
    People are choosing to shorten the name in conversation. Not shortening the name doesn't make in incorrect in my opinion.
  • queencitybuckeye
    NNN wrote: This is hilarious.

    Ohio State didn't start doing the THE thing until 1986 and it was because the abbreviation
    Factually incorrect. I've heard the reference my entire life.
  • dat dude
    NNN wrote: This is hilarious.

    Ohio State didn't start doing the THE thing until 1986 and it was because the abbreviation "OSU" was no longer distinct to the diploma mill off 315.
    Wrong, wrong, wrong. The name change to "The Ohio State University" was adopted in 1878. http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/chronopart1.php

    Also, it is recognized in the Ohio Revised Code, section 3335.01, adopted in 1953.
  • Glory Days
    dat dude wrote:
    NNN wrote: This is hilarious.

    Ohio State didn't start doing the THE thing until 1986 and it was because the abbreviation "OSU" was no longer distinct to the diploma mill off 315.
    Wrong, wrong, wrong. The name change to "The Ohio State University" was adopted in 1878. http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/chronopart1.php

    Also, it is recognized in the Ohio Revised Code, section 3335.01, adopted in 1953.
    haha the title of ORC 3335 says "Ohio State University".
  • LJ
    Glory Days wrote:
    dat dude wrote:
    NNN wrote: This is hilarious.

    Ohio State didn't start doing the THE thing until 1986 and it was because the abbreviation "OSU" was no longer distinct to the diploma mill off 315.
    Wrong, wrong, wrong. The name change to "The Ohio State University" was adopted in 1878. http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/chronopart1.php

    Also, it is recognized in the Ohio Revised Code, section 3335.01, adopted in 1953.
    haha the title of ORC 3335 says "Ohio State University".
    Huh?

    3335.01 The Ohio State University.

    The educational institution originally designated as the Ohio agricultural and mechanical college shall be known as “The Ohio State University.”

    The leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agricultural and mechanical arts.

    Effective Date: 10-01-1953
    http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3335.01

    Edit: Oh I see it. With all the typos in that section it doesn't really surprise me.
  • NNN
    queencitybuckeye wrote: Factually incorrect. I've heard the reference my entire life.
    dat dude wrote: Wrong, wrong, wrong. The name change to "The Ohio State University" was adopted in 1878. http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/chronopart1.php

    Also, it is recognized in the Ohio Revised Code, section 3335.01, adopted in 1953.
    I'm not referring to the title of the school, I'm referring to the excessive emphasis on the word "THE". There are plenty of schools out there whose titles begin with "the", and only one emphasizes it. And again, that started in 1986.
  • LJ
    NNN wrote:
    queencitybuckeye wrote: Factually incorrect. I've heard the reference my entire life.
    dat dude wrote: Wrong, wrong, wrong. The name change to "The Ohio State University" was adopted in 1878. http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/chronopart1.php

    Also, it is recognized in the Ohio Revised Code, section 3335.01, adopted in 1953.
    I'm not referring to the title of the school, I'm referring to the excessive emphasis on the word "THE". There are plenty of schools out there whose titles begin with "the", and only one emphasizes it. And again, that started in 1986.
    Source that people have only used "The" since 1986?
  • cbus4life
    Rofl @ NNN calling OSU a diploma mill. Not even close.
  • Glory Days
    LJ wrote:
    Glory Days wrote:
    dat dude wrote:
    NNN wrote: This is hilarious.

    Ohio State didn't start doing the THE thing until 1986 and it was because the abbreviation "OSU" was no longer distinct to the diploma mill off 315.
    Wrong, wrong, wrong. The name change to "The Ohio State University" was adopted in 1878. http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/chronopart1.php

    Also, it is recognized in the Ohio Revised Code, section 3335.01, adopted in 1953.
    haha the title of ORC 3335 says "Ohio State University".
    Huh?

    3335.01 The Ohio State University.

    The educational institution originally designated as the Ohio agricultural and mechanical college shall be known as “The Ohio State University.”

    The leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agricultural and mechanical arts.

    Effective Date: 10-01-1953
    http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3335.01

    Edit: Oh I see it. With all the typos in that section it doesn't really surprise me.
    yeah you had to go back a page to where it establishes the school or whatever. 3335.01 just dealt with the name.
  • NNN
    LJ wrote: Source that people have only used "The" since 1986?
    Sure, here's something from the actual university website.

    http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/faqpage.php#THE
    In 1986, a new University logo was introduced in the hopes of moving away from the "OSU" symbol, which had been used since 1977. The change from simply "OSU" was said to "reflect the national stature of the institution." University officials wanted the institution to be known as "The Ohio State University," again, since OSU could also mean Oregon State and Oklahoma State University.
  • LJ
    NNN wrote:
    LJ wrote: Source that people have only used "The" since 1986?
    Sure, here's something from the actual university website.

    http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/resources/faqpage.php#THE
    In 1986, a new University logo was introduced in the hopes of moving away from the "OSU" symbol, which had been used since 1977. The change from simply "OSU" was said to "reflect the national stature of the institution." University officials wanted the institution to be known as "The Ohio State University," again, since OSU could also mean Oregon State and Oklahoma State University.
    You are using them changing an 9 year old logo as your proof?

    lol!!

    I still see no proof that no one started calling it The Ohio State University until 1986.