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trigen_killer
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Location: North Wales UK
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I was working on a Word document this morning when I needed a feature that I rarely use. I was left wondering if there is any other word for "Thesaurus"  Can you come up with another comment or question that matches this theme? If not, get back to work.  _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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Fogmeister
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I always wondered why "abbreviation" is such a long word. And the abbreviation of it "abbrev." is also ridiculously long.
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jonlumb
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Location: Exeter
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There is the classic acronym of WWW, which has three times as many syllables as actually saying World Wide Web. (Douglas Adams is the originator of that one).
Diminutive, there's a word that fails to describe itself.
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EddArmitage
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - A fear of long words.
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paulzolo
What's a life?
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To get th keyword “ink” on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, you had to press more keys than if you were to just type the word out.
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John_Vella
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Is it just me who pronounes that wer wer wer, not double u double u double u? _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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Zippy
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I always thought "Dyslexia" was a cruel joke  _________________The Official "Saucy Minx" This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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Amnesia10
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Especially if you have to spell it out for someone. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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trigen_killer
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I'm just in from work and I am surprised that no one has asked- What is the definition of a dictionary? _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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soddit112
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is dictionary even in the dictionary?
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Linux_User
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http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/dictionary?view=ukdictionary • noun (pl. dictionaries) a book that lists the words of a language and gives their meaning, or their equivalent in a different language. — ORIGIN from Latin dictionarium manuale or dictionarius liber ‘manual or book of words’.
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bally199
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Define define.  _________________ Kimmotalk is where all the cool people hang.
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leeds_manc
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Linux_User
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LOL!!
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phantombudgie
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I do love it when a definition just gives a different/longer/(and often) equally obscure word.
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