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Sat Oct-09-04 11:23 AM
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Post new words * made up last night... |
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:24 AM
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and i laughed so hard when he said that.
then i looked it up and realized it was a real word and felt stupid.
it's facile.
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:25 AM
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2. if he were talking about the economy, he could've used "Flaccid" |
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:32 AM
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8. Yeah, but he was saying something like |
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"Our tanks need to be more fassle," so he said it instead of "faster"
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Sat Oct-09-04 12:09 PM
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12. He also completely misused it: it means simplistic or shallow |
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Edited on Sat Oct-09-04 12:28 PM by PurityOfEssence
Aaaaarrrrgh!
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Sat Oct-09-04 12:14 PM
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Main Entry: fac·ile Pronunciation: 'fa-s&l Function: adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin facilis, from facere to do —more at DO Date: 15th century 1 a (1) : easily accomplished or attained <a facile victory> (2) : SPECIOUS, SUPERFICIAL <I am not concerned … with offering any facile solution for so complex a problem —T. S. Eliot> b : used or comprehended with ease c : readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth <facile tears> 2 : archaic : mild or pleasing in manner or disposition 3 a : READY, FLUENT <facile prose> b : POISED, ASSURED synonym see EASY - fac·ile·ly /-s&(l)-lE/ adverb - fac·ile·ness /-s&l-n&s/ noun
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:26 AM
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Wonder how many of them internets he thinks there are?
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:28 AM
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5. at least two...gore invented one. *wink* |
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:27 AM
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4. Can someone explain "green eyeshade" to me? Please? |
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:29 AM
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6. old school accountants wore them to decrease glare from papers. |
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:31 AM
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what accountants used to wear when they balanced the books. It usually refers to someone who is a bean counter...pays too much attention to detail...is too precise.
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Sat Oct-09-04 12:06 PM
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11. I think this was also a slam on the |
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rose colored glasses that the Kerry campaign were handing out in St. Louis yesterday. The glasses came with a pamplet about the tings that Bush won't admit are true.
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:35 AM
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referring to judges in an international court. "unaccounted" judges.
schmuck.
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Sat Oct-09-04 11:37 AM
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He said something about "being cented by the government" or something like that. So I guess the dictionary entry would be:
cented: n., to receive an incentive.
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