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What’s awesome about words is we can just say whatever bullshit we want and if anyone understands and repeats it, bam, new words! They don’t start off in the d
by notnaut 2y ago
What’s awesome about words is we can just say whatever bullshit we want and if anyone understands and repeats it, bam, new words!
They don’t start off in the dictionary!
- stavros 2y agoI love "anon" for that reason. "I will be there anon!" If anyone complains about me being there either too early or too late, or neither, I point them to the dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anon https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anon It can either mean "now", "soon", or "later".
- seabass-labrax 2y agoOh, how interesting - I had a personal 'eggcorn' interpretation that it was an elision of "and on" (which also makes sense in many contexts), and never connected it to the word "anon" in writing!
- lupire 2y agoWorks the same if you don't say "anon" at all.