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cryptarch
3549 days ago
Did you mean "intents and purposes" or did some wordplay go over my head?
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Arnavion
3549 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
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kristofferR
3549 days ago
"mating name instead of maiden name"
I gotta admit, that made me laugh.
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ryandrake
3549 days ago
Hah, we laugh at that one, but as soon as you point out that "performant" is not an English word, the HN "languages evolve!" guys come out of the woodwork with their pitchforks.
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mountaineer22
3549 days ago
I always thought it was "in tents and porpoises".
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good_dog
3549 days ago
Oh, the huge manotee!
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mountaineer22
3540 days ago
So good.
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tunesmith
3549 days ago
It's common usage, supposably.
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vehementi
3549 days ago
*supposively
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cryptarch
3549 days ago
*supposedly
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vehementi
3549 days ago
that's the joke...
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cryptarch
3548 days ago
whoosh
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