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Re: Another Technic Creation
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 14 Nov 2000 22:17:45 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, John Morgan writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Mike McFarlane writes:
> <snippage>
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> > Mike
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> > PS I can't figure out what 'grok' is. Is it a typing error??
> Grok is a word coined by Robert Heinlien in his book, Stranger in a Strange
> Land
> I did a web search and found this page on Grok:
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> http://www.grok.com/
Cool--I never knew that, and Dictionary.com bears you out:
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=grok
That's pretty nifty.
Dave!
Dave!
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| (...) grok gro+k, v. U.S. slang. Also grock. Arbitrary formation by Heinlein (see quot. 1961). a. trans. (also with obj. clause) To understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with. b. intr. To empathize or communicate sympathetically (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Another Technic Creation
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| In lugnet.technic, Mike McFarlane writes: <snippage> (...) Grok is a word coined by Robert Heinlien in his book, Stranger in a Strange Land I did a web search and found this page on Grok: (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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