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(n): a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

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(n): an amount of time

(n): a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

(n): the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)

(n): (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched

(n): a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

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8 months ago seanahan said:

That sentence is a standard example in computational linguistics, used to describe how damn hard it is to do just about anything.

8 months ago SonofGroucho said:

Dad had such a way with words.

8 months ago bilby said:

On behalf of SoG (and all you closet antanaclasis fans):
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." - Groucho Marx.

8 months ago reesetee said:

Clever!

8 months ago rolig said:

What time flies really like.

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tomsteele (316 words)

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the catch-all, by rolig

The Sog Collection, by SonofGroucho

letter trios, by thegirlnextfloor

Little League Baseball, by dontcry

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