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04-13-2022 02:33 PM
@Imaoldhippie "@lg fan .............yes a lie sure can be fabricated. So just about anything can be fabricated."
Fabrication is a synonym for the word lie. This is per the definition in the dictionary.
04-13-2022 02:41 PM - edited 04-13-2022 02:57 PM
As others have said on this thread and also the other past threads on this topic, it's a term the fashion industry adopted years ago.
Many words and phrases adopted or created by various industries often are not found in conventional dictionaries, so it's not unusual that this one isn't.
I don't think it's fair to place blame on the hosts since QVC and some of the vendors/designers use the word.
I looked on an older thread (Oct 2018) on this topic (because I remembered posting about this before), and at that time I shared that I had found several instances
on Louis Dell'Olio's blog
and Bob Mackie's Facebook account
using this term the same way the hosts do.
A quick internet search for "fabrication QVC" shows countless product listings,
pages and pages of them,
using the term.
I chose 3 of those products at random as examples:
A460026
Koolaburra by UGG Sandwashed Interlock Crew Neck Top
Fabrication: knit
Features: crew neckline, left chest pocket, sand-washed finish, interlock fabrication, long sleeves
A473491
Denim & Co. Tencel Blouse
Fabrication: TencelTM
A382704
Side Stitch Jogger Pants with Ribbing Detail
Fabrication: woven
04-13-2022 02:43 PM
I think they use fabrication instead of fabric because those extra 2 syllables stretch the time and, of course, their jobs are all about filling the time with words. I do wish they would use fabric instead but they seem very locked in on that word now.
04-13-2022 02:54 PM - edited 04-13-2022 02:58 PM
04-13-2022 06:46 PM
@PhilaLady1 wrote:It seems to me that, from what you all have stated, that the word fabrication is used correctly when it refers to more than one fabric put together, for example, cotton/spandex or poly/rayon. And incorrectly used when referring to 100% cotton or 100% any fabric. Not that it really matters LOL.
I agree that it just does not matter.
So while I was waiting one hour for my dr appointment, I found these words that are not dictionary words at all even though we hear them frequently;
Conversate
Irregardless
Supposably
Alot
Complected
Firstly
04-13-2022 07:26 PM
Maybe they think they sound smart and sophisticated by using "fabrication" instead of plain old "fabric". But they don't.
04-14-2022 03:17 PM
I've never understood why Q viewers get so upset over the word "fabrication." It is a word that has been used in "the business" forever. People here are obsessed with this word!!!
04-17-2022 01:39 PM
I grew up in the Boston textile business. My Dad was a bespoke (custom) tailor of mens suits. He like Guiliana Rancic's dad came from Italy with his talent. I have NEVER heard him say the word "fabrication"...and that is NO fabrication !! The word is fabric QVC hosts. Your audience is far more knowledgeable than you are !! Someone PLEASE tell them !!
04-22-2022 10:09 PM
@dooBdoo Sorry to hear that you are not well.I will pray for your renewed health and your life to return to normal.You are missed.
04-24-2022 02:04 PM
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