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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“Jibe.” The word is “jibe.”


6 posted on 12/02/2013 1:35:51 PM PST by tnlibertarian (Beat Lamar! And, if that doesn't work, let's defeat him in the primary.)
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To: tnlibertarian
“Jibe.” The word is “jibe.”

Thank you, even if you are accused of being the grammar police.

There's another word: "entropy." In physics it means that energy becomes less available as entropy increases. There's an analogy for language: as language becomes sloppier, with distinctions being ignored, the ability to transfer information decreases. "Well, you know what I meant." No, I didn't. You used a word that meant something entirely different.

29 posted on 12/02/2013 4:20:28 PM PST by JoeFromSidney ( book, RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY, available from Amazon.)
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