A wise woman once said that words acquire the meanings and connotations culturally given to them.
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Oh yeah!!! Well...tea isn’t a real drink.
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#silentlyfuming#grittingteeth
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1st known use: 14th century.https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oftentimes …
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"O__O" isn't a real word. But then "whoa" wouldn't have been quite as expressive, would it?
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“Whilst” is a word, but if you use it often & unironically, you probably also wear a fedora.
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How dare you?!
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Maybe it’s my American ear, but in any event, whilst is a very fast way to turn me right off
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Crikey, mate, “whilst” is an awesome word, albeit harmful to the delicate Seppo palate.
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And they can drop the "fish" from tunafish. We know it's a fish.
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It's a fish? Yeh right, oh look there's a nice mayonnaise swimming in the sea.
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And the t is silent.
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Irregardless of whether you're orientated towards America or England.
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“Orientated” bugs me. It’s “Murder on the Orient Express”, not “Murder on the Orientate Express”.
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"Irregardless", I oftentimes don't feel often is sufficient
. Grammar police have mostly given up on me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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