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Dick Margulis wrote:
>
> PS: For the record, Ben, there is nothing at all amiss with
> your word choices that I poked fun at above. I was only
> pointing out that we all understand exactly what you mean
> even though those words formerly had narrower meanings.
>
One of my favourite words still has not lost its original meaning:
"Defenestration"
I'm surprised it hasn't mutated its way into common usage in Microsoft-based
documentation. What better way to dispose of data than to throw it out a
Window?
More evidence that Microsoft is vindictive:
Just see if Word's Autocorrect doesn't want an "I" for an "i" ...
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