10:30am yesterday at MK monorail was so busy

[Shaden]

Lol seriously you guys, "rammed" is used like that all the time where I am from.

If you changed it to "Jammed" or "Crammed" people might think it was stuck ???

 

[jcemom]

Just to say I knew what rammed ment. It's when you have to ram yourself and push to get on the monerail, eg busy!

rammed Adj. Very crowded, busy. E.g."It was an awful night, the club was so rammed we couldn't find space to dance."

It's slang in the uk.

Sort of OT, but my DS has an online gaming friend from the UK and they always get a kick out of each other's usage of slang words. At least it adds a somewhat educational aspect to the hours they spend playing games lol.

 

[mb187143]

Lol seriously you guys, "rammed" is used like that all the time where I am from. If you changed it to "Jammed" or "Crammed" people might think it was stuck ???

Where I'm from (Pennsylvania), if I heard the monorail (or another mode of transportation like a bus or train) was jammed or crammed I would assume packed with people. When I saw rammed, I also assumed it got hit by something.

If I hear of an inanimate object, such as a box, was jammed or crammed, I'd interpret that as stuck or packed in tightly.

 

[Indecisive]

I think "Crowded" would do the trick!

 

[Maddysdaddy]

Count me in with the other confused posters. Before opening the thread, I was concerned that there had been a monorail accident.

Crammed = packed
Jammed = packed
Slammed = packed
Rammed = hit by another object

Any other adjectives ending in "ed" that I'm missing here?

 

[Zeebs]

I knew what rammed meant and never considered it to mean an accident.

 

[Son of Gadsden]

Oh, the difference one letter makes.

 

[Greysword]

Based on the dictionary, both definitions are accurate for all three words. The Americans generally see it as:

Ram: forcefully hit something
Cram: to fill so there is no room for anything else
Jam: to fill completely


While (whilst?) the Brits see it as:

Ram: to push into position or place with force
Jam: to cause to become wedged so as to be unworkable

From the Merriam Webster Dictionary:

ram
verb

: to forcefully hit something

: to cause (something) to forcefully hit something

: to push (something) into a position or place with force
rammedram·ming

Full Definition of RAM
intransitive verb
1: to strike with violence : crash
2: to move with extreme rapidity

transitive verb
1: to force in by or as if by driving
2a : to make compact (as by pounding)
b: cram, crowd
3: to force passage or acceptance of <ram home an idea>
4: to strike against violently

cram
verb \ˈkram\
: to fill (something) so that there is no room for anything else : to fill (something) completely
: to push or force (someone or something) into a space that is tight or crowded
: to push or force yourself into a space that is tight or crowded
crammedcram·ming

Full Definition of CRAM
transitive verb
1: to pack tight : jam <cram a suitcase with clothes> <a novel crammed with surprises>
2a : to fill with food to satiety : stuff
b: to eat voraciously : bolt <the child crams her food>
3: to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner <crammed the letters into his pocket>
4: to prepare hastily for an examination <cram the students for the test>

intransitive verb
1: to eat greedily or to satiety : stuff
2: to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination

jam
verb \ˈjam\
: to fill (a place) completely
: to fill (something, such as a door or a road) so that movement is slow or stopped
: to press or push (an object) into a tight place
jammedjam·ming

Full Definition of JAM
intransitive verb
1a : to become blocked or wedged
b: to become unworkable through the jamming of a movable part
2: to force one's way into a restricted space
3: to take part in a jam session
4: dunk 2

transitive verb
1a : to press into a close or tight position <jam his hat on>
b (1) : to cause to become wedged so as to be unworkable <jam the typewriter keys> (2) : to make unworkable by jamming
c: to block passage of : obstruct
d: to fill often to excess : pack <the crowd jammed the theater>
2: to push forcibly; especially : to apply (brakes) suddenly and forcibly —used with on
3: crush, bruise
4a : to make unintelligible by sending out interfering signals or messages
b: to make (as a radar apparatus) ineffective by jamming signals or by causing reflection of radar waves
5: to block, crowd, or bump (a pass receiver) near the line of scrimmage in football
6: to pitch inside to (a batter)

As a Yank, the title also concerned me when I saw it as my initial reaction was that of an accident had occurred. This further shows the importance of word choice in the communication process and knowing one's audience. I hope the thread does not come down.

 

[bumbershoot]

It's slang in the uk.

Aha!

In the US it doesn't mean that.

Lol seriously you guys, "rammed" is used like that all the time where I am from.

If you changed it to "Jammed" or "Crammed" people might think it was stuck ???

I would only think it was stuck if it was a VCR that had a peanut butter sandwich in it. It was jammed up.

If they'd said the monorail doors jammed then I would think they were stuck. But a whole monorail being jammed? No, it wouldn't make me think it was stuck.

And I don't think crammed, in terms of a monorail, would mean stuck, either. It's hard to "cram" a monorail into a small enough space to make it stick.



I try to avoid getting onto moving things that have that many people in them. I likely would have avoided the line and done something else while the line diminished.

 

[Best Aunt]

I would only think it was stuck if it was a VCR that had a peanut butter sandwich in it.

There will come a day when people don't know what this means, either.

 

[DPCummerbund]

Excellent!

 

[Greysword]

Aha!

And I don't think crammed, in terms of a monorail, would mean stuck, either. It's hard to "cram" a monorail into a small enough space to make it stick.

if that ginormous Mickey Wreath on the Contemporary hung down just a little too much....

There will come a day when people don't know what this means, either.

Yep, now... Plus, I was hoping to quote the title of this quoted post


Now that the title has changed, people will read the comments and wonder what the hey we were on about (private joke in the making ).

 

[delilah]

I actually knew somebody whose preschooler had put a peanut butter sandwich into the VCR player. Not to give anybody any idea, but, I think you could do the same with a DVD/CD/game system drive, as well.

 

[joelkfla]

When the Express Monorail line gets very long in the a.m., buses are usually run to supplement the monorail. They load inside the TTC fence to the right of the Epcot Monorail. The buses depart every few minutes if necessary, and there is rarely a wait of more than one bus.

When the buses are running, a Transportation CM will be at the entrance to the ropes leading to the boarding area.