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English & Linguistics / Re: I hate journalistic writing
« Last post by Jonathon on August 11, 2025, 12:48:05 PM »
""Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant"

Which pedal, though? Most cars have at least two, and they have very different functions.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by rivka on June 18, 2025, 12:03:26 AM »
Quote from: Noemon on June 17, 2025, 12:13:46 PM
Quote from: rivka on June 17, 2025, 11:01:12 AM
It would explain the gourmet tendencies.
:D The hints were there from the beginning-- a trail of tiny breadcrumbs!
Exactly.


Quote from: Noemon on June 17, 2025, 12:13:46 PM
Quote from: Jonathon on June 17, 2025, 11:09:37 AM
Side note: I love that that's the name of the species. :D
Right? Lower Decks was a brilliant show.
It so was.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Noemon on June 17, 2025, 12:13:46 PM »
Quote from: rivka on June 17, 2025, 11:01:12 AM
It would explain the gourmet tendencies.
:D The hints were there from the beginning-- a trail of tiny breadcrumbs!

Quote from: Jonathon on June 17, 2025, 11:09:37 AM
Side note: I love that that's the name of the species. :D
Right? Lower Decks was a brilliant show.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Jonathon on June 17, 2025, 11:09:37 AM »
Side note: I love that that's the name of the species. :D
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by rivka on June 17, 2025, 11:01:12 AM »
It would explain the gourmet tendencies.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Noemon on June 17, 2025, 08:29:39 AM »
I guess it's time I came clean about actually being a Klowahkan. 
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by rivka on June 16, 2025, 07:39:30 PM »
Do you lay many eggs?
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Noemon on June 16, 2025, 07:03:18 PM »
Maybe not the way you do it.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Tante Shvester on June 16, 2025, 02:03:49 AM »
Ovation has nothing to do with laying eggs, standing or otherwise.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Tante Shvester on June 05, 2025, 09:45:38 AM »
In law, a tort is a lawsuit where you sue someone for money.  It's the same derivation as torture, which makes sense if you've ever had to partake in a lawsuit.  But it's also the same derivation as tortoise (and turtle), which hardly seems fair to the critters.

Porpoise, however, means "pig fish".
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