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Subject:	Re: Geek Speak?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Wed, 13 Nov 2002 02:18:00 GMT
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Dave Schuler wrote in message ... > pales in comparison to "irregardless" and the corrupted use of "flaunt" to > denote a willful and demonstrative disregard for something (ie, "He • flaunted > my warning and ate the rancid meat anyway."). These people are trying to say "flout", but can't tell the difference. Maybe it's the American accent that causes the problem <g,d&r> Kevin ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW Cottage kit, 577 pieces! http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/cat-cott.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGO TOWN PLANNING information: http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/COntent/Townplan/townplan.htm BrickLink Lego parts store: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Kevinw1 The Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): http://www.bricksmiths.com Personal Lego Web page: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/lego.html

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		Re: Geek Speak?
(...) As far as I'm aware, the first on-screen use of that "verb" was in Star Wars, when someone observed that proton torpedos "didn't go in, just impacted on the surface." (...) "Proactive" is a particular bugaboo re: workplace pretensions, but it (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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