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1.  

   Dr. Fallon ~ 12 months ago

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   Very infotaining, Poptart.
   ;-)
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   snak ~ 12 months ago

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   My friends will tell you (well, actually they wont, 'cos you don't know them, but anyway) that I'm quite good at making words up that are completely comprehendable, follow the usual grammatical rules and totally ficticious.
   
   I even have a couple officially added to the dictionary at www.unwords.com
   
   they are:
   
   Unword: ette
   Pronunciation: ett
   Definition: A suffix and usually paired with 'bijou' to convey a certain 'smallness' as in 'bijou stickette' (twig), or 'bijou dogette' (Jack Russell), or 'bijou wordette' (abbreviation).
   
   and (for some reason, my friends' favourite):
   
   Unword: Bollecular
   Pronunciation: Stress 2nd syllable
   Definition: Bollecular region - the male groin.
   
   We were discussing (today actually, which is quite apt) a secretary's use of the word 'diarize', meaning to enter into a diary (the British spelling would be 'diarise'). Is this a 'proper' word? If so, then to diarize would be an act of diarization. "But it was in the diary" would become "but it was diarized". If this strange word IS real, or if it BECAME real, would the person who did the diarizing be the diareer?
   
   Or does that just describe this post?
   
   
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3.  

   randomglenn ~ 12 months ago

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   oh wow this place does get really dry at times.
   
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4.  

   AdGuy

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   This is my two cents...
   
      
   Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)