The Word of the Day Thread
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@boner I trust I don't have to elucidate what you did wrong?
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@jaloopa It seems my work here is done.
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@Zecc said in The Word of the Day Thread:
I tend to confuse that with
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Just saw it in one of @Bulb's posts
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@djls45 said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@Zecc said in The Word of the Day Thread:
I tend to confuse that with
Try not to confuse either of those with
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@boner said in The Word of the Day Thread:
The word comes from French porter "carry" and manteau "mantle, or cloak"
Wait, does that mean portmanteau is itself a portmanteau?
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@jaloopa Yes, and "anagram" is an anagram of "anagram".
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@zecc via a null transform, that hardly counts.
Or are you swapping the
a
s?
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@mikael_svahnberg said in The Word of the Day Thread:
Here's a word I saw in an exam I am marking right now:
samlier
as in "Product A and B is same as product C, but A is samlier."
Tell the student that neologisms are a sign of schizophrenia.
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@boner said in The Word of the Day Thread:
I'm glad you said probably. I have pictures of the chain of command from my boss to the owner on my shrine at home.
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@boner said in The Word of the Day Thread:
An interloper crashes parties and laughs at "No Trespassing" signs.
Sounds like a fun party
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@scholrlea I don't see any doughnuts.
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@boner said in The Word of the Day Thread:
For an example of a suitable target for this, see 'Schol-R-LEA'.
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@scholrlea I only condemn you privately.
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TIL:
Note: that's the definition of isabella, or "less commonly, isabel".
Also used (at least in PT-PT) to refer to horses of this color.
I can't wait to them someone that.
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@boner said in The Word of the Day Thread:
You're just baiting me at this point, aren't you?
Mind you, it worked.
For an example of something Egregious, see 'Schol-R-LEA'.