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You know its bad when the dictionary comes to argue. (lemmynsfw.com)
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BTW, check merriam-webster's bluesky. Its really good.

TranscriptA tweet saying "It took me 19 years to figure out NEWS stands for "notable events, weather and sports" ๐Ÿค”". It has a reply from Merriam-Webster saying "No."

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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

does this make a history book "the olds"?

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

if you want to coin that term, i'll support it

edit - but until now, the "olds" has always been the name we gave my grandpa's old eight-eight