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by cryptarch 3549 days ago
Did you mean "intents and purposes" or did some wordplay go over my head?
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"mating name instead of maiden name"

I gotta admit, that made me laugh.

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.
I always thought it was "in tents and porpoises".
Oh, the huge manotee!
So good.
It's common usage, supposably.
*supposively
*supposedly
that's the joke...
whoosh