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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 08:22 AM
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Poll question: The word "Party"...
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 10:55 AM
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1. The vast bulk of references claim Party is a noun. n/t
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regularguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 11:12 AM
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2. In high school in the late seventies,
it specifically meant to smoke weed. That's how I remember it anyway.
:smoke:
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 11:23 AM
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6. That was a "party school" (adjective) nt
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 11:21 AM
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3. I like pie.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 11:22 AM
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4. Noun, dammit.
Unfortunately, it was "verbed" decades ago.
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 11:23 AM
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5. I have always HATED the use of the word party as a verb.
It's one of my biggest pet peeves.

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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-09-07 11:24 AM
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7. Most of the time, "party" as a verb means "drink." nt
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