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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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well they don't just exist in some kind of etherwe can snatch them from. Meaning is usage and all that
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 11:50,
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yesbutI reckon there's a difference between "Table" and "PIDery" as one was made up ages ago and everyone know what it means, and one I made up a month ago and only 3 other people know what it means. Obviously there are shades in between and community specific words like "mindpiss"..... anyway, erm stuff.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 11:58,
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that's kind of the point I was makingwords become 'proper' words when people use them and others understand them.
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 12:00,
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indeed, I just wasn't sure how much that word was in common usage.Also the problem with this line is that if enough people start misusing words we have to accept that phrases like "I could care les" are valid, even if they sound like gibberish.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 12:12,
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