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OP here. At the risk of paraphrasing Iñigo Montoya, I'm a non-native english speaker and when I searched for this word, which I often find in HN, two things sur
by harperlee 11y ago
OP here. At the risk of paraphrasing Iñigo Montoya, I'm a non-native english speaker and when I searched for this word, which I often find in HN, two things surprised me:
1) That was Robert Heinlein (a great author) who invented it
2) That half of the time that I read it, the intended use is a different one
So perhaps it is useful to post it here :)