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on texts , Jeff said:
“Wow! "Sixths" definitely fits the bill. It was so obvious, and unlike "texts" it is a completely native word. I suppose what I meant in the...” more...
on newgaze , Jeff said:
“Part of me thinks this sub-sub-sub-genre name is laughably esoteric, but another part thinks it's brilliantly useful.” more...
on the list cringeworthy corporate buzzwords, Jeff said:
“Paint the picture" is is used quite often where I work.” more...
on the list Why Can't People Pronounce These Properly?, Jeff said:
“Off kahilter annoys me.” more...
on databasable , Jeff said:
“OK, I like this word. For the same reason I like the word dedupe (which, of course, means to remove the duplicates after combining multiple lists.)” more...
on might could , Jeff said:
“Sorry I didn't check back after my post for 6 days.

I don't think it sounds grammatically atrocious if your native dialect permits double modals. ...” more...
on booger , Jeff said:
“In the plotline of WKRP in Cincinnati it was the word that got Dr. Johnny Fever fired from his previous gig.” more...
on texts , Jeff said:
“I mean four consecutive consonant phonemes (excluding liquids, like r, l, and w) if you spelled the word in IPA. Texts has ksts. "Strengths" has...” more...
on texts , Jeff said:
“This is the only English word I know with four consonant sounds in a row in the same syllable. Does anybody know any others? "R" is a liquid, so I...” more...
on the list banned, Jeff said:
“Dude! Um, like, really! Okay?” more...
on might could , Jeff said:
“It's not redundant or repetitive. "I might could" means "maybe I could" or "possibly I could" or "I don't know whether I could or not" or "perhaps I...” more...
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