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PINK FLOYD
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PIN Number
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Personal Identification Number Number?? submitted by ATM Machine
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PIRATE
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THIS SITE. submitted by
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Pacific
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The Pacific is an ocean. Pacific is also a word which means soothing or appeasing. Pacific does not mean in particular. You cannot choose a pacific book from a library, unless it is in some way soothing or appeashing. Likewise one cannot be particularly pacific about something. The word you are looking for is specific. No really, it is. submitted by
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Pacify
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It's military-speak for conquer, subdue, vanquish, while the word's root comes from the Latin for peace. submitted by JD Lasica
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Palgrave Williams
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Paradigm
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1. One that serves as a pattern or model.
2. A set or list of all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories: the paradigm of an irregular verb.
3. A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
I HATE it when I hear the phrase "paradigm shift" submitted by Seven
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Patriot
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When the Bush administration pirated this word and applied it to anti-terror legislation that is a threat to civil liberties, it renewed Ambrose Bierce's meaning of the word ("Patriot, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors").
Of course, we know that true patriotism means standing up to such scoundrels. submitted by Frederick Emrich
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Patriotic
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The pirates are those in the minority who despise our democratic method of governance and protest and riot in our streets in an attempt to disrupt our economic system. They seek to impose their will on the majority. Socialists and Communists have stolen the word Patriotic in their work to overthrow our democratic government from the inside. To be patriotic is to behave in a manner that reflects your love of your country not in a manner that attempts to weaken and do harm to your country. submitted by David Kerley
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Patriotism
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Real Meaning: love for or devotion to one's country
Attempted Piracy: blind faith in the executive branch of government submitted by
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Peluchina
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Penultimate
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We'll never get "ultimate" back in the bag (it should mean "last"), but perhaps hope remains for penultimate. Penultimate means "next to last", but I frequently see it used to mean "more than ultimate" (which is not only incorrect but impossible). So here's the progression, which is necessary to comprehend classical Greek: ultimate=last; penultimate= next to last; antepenultimate = just before next to last. submitted by UTroorat
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Percentage Point
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What is that? When I went to school, it was called a "percent". "Clark is 5 percent ahead of Bush". Do "percents" have "points"? What's the point? Fully 97 percent of me is annoyed by this mis-use. submitted by Mike C
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Peter O ' Tool
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Philosophy
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Philosophy is disciplined reflection about knowledge, ethics, beauty, and the nature of reality. It isn't a teaching method used at the Arnold Palmer golf camp, or a clothing style--"I wear bold prints, therefore I am." submitted by Bob Morrison
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Pimp
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back in the day it meant someone who controlled hoes now its a guy who does a lot of hoes submitted by
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Piracy
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The website Word Piracy ( http://www.wordpirates.com/ ) misuses the word piracy. They mean "anyone who misuses words." Real pirates murdered, raped and stole. They didn't misuse words, rightly or wrongly.
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Pirate
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Sorry, your claim about the content industry's pirating of pirate is ahistorical sophistry. In essence, you're pirating pirate yourselves, doing precisely what you accuse the music/copyright bullies of doing -- redefining it to suit your argument.
A word book on my shelf, published even before the advent of peer-to-peer technology, if such a thing can be imagined, contains this definition of pirate (the third sense listed under the verb form): "to publish, reproduce, or make use of without authorization (a literary work, musical recording, videotape, etc.), esp. in violation of a copyright."
OK -- that's a definition published in Webster's New World Dictionary, Third College Edition, published in 1994. Yeah, maybe Hilary Rosen was already laying the groundwork for last week's lawsuits. So let's go a little further back, to the days before Shawn Fanning's uncle even imagined he'd have a nephew, let alone a clever one. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1956: "pirate ... v.i.&t ... 2. To publish without proper authorization, esp. in infringement of copyright." That's as far down memory lane as I'll go tonight. And you're welcome.
OK -- your defense is that you're using this ironically. Fair enough. But this strikes a nerve because, by an odd coincidence, this is the second time in less than 12 hours I've come across someone arguing with a straight face that "piracy" refers to rape, pillage and plunder on the high seas, and not to copyright matters. That's a little like arguing that it's fine to use "boycott" to describe anti-landlord actions in County Mayo, Ireland, but not to campaigns to help farmworkers in California. I know I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but language's richness stems largely from its evolution. That point seems to be lost on someone who would argue seriously, as one submitter seemed to, that "pirate" only described Captain Kidd, not a kid trading songs and software (and also on whoever submitted the "gay" entry).
One final point: Who's vetting submissions? The "ass" one is flat-out wrong. Which you'd know if you'd ever chased one around in County Mayo, Ireland.
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Pirates clothes
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Pitcher
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Of what? People a pitcher is different from a picture a picture comes from a camera, a pitcher is either a sports pitcher or a pitcher of something, like water or something so please quit saying pitcher to mean picture its quite annoying. submitted by Diamond Jim
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Political Correctness
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ok, two words, but...
This is a little complex, and would take a book (working on it.)
What the word really means is "inflexibly ideological".
But rather than applying equally to all idealogues of all political persuasions, it is only applied "left wing" ideas such as decency, open mindedness, and acceptance of diversity (in gender, race, culture, class, sexuality, and so on), thereby making pretty fundamental human values appear bad, which is of course the point of the term.
Why it has been pirated.
Well, it hasn't so much been pirated as invented as a pejorative label, applying only to one political persuasion, and ironically, to those who least deserve the term.
Like "liberal" (in the US) a label was required to smear the character of those who believe in essentially otherwise widely accepted human values such as tolerance and decency. "Liberal" had already been hijacked, and had lost currency. So this term was coined.
What we should do about it?
1. Don't refer to progressive, decent, accepting ideas as "politcally correct" or "PC"
2. Do refer to right wing war, mongering, divisive idealogues as politically correct.
Pirate it right back! Two can play that game. submitted by
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Politically Correct
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In for instance Parliment, they stopped using certain words that implied steriotypes. This has overflowed into everyday life and you cant say what u want with out worrying if you have offended someone! It makes me sick! Something is only offensive if you mean it to be! If some one takes offence thats there problem! submitted by Bruce
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Pop
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Pop is either 1) Dad, or 2) A sound heard due to a sudden change in air pressure. Pop is not soda, coke, or tonic. submitted by DDK
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Postcard competitions
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A contest that requires entry written on a postcard and sent through the post. submitted by Postcard competitions
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Pre-anything
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Used to make the user feel smart by adding a prefix to an already good word. Typically makes the word confusing, as in
"pre-sliced bread" (different from simply sliced bread?)
"pre-owned car" (how thoughtful! Someone has pre-owned this used car!)
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Professional Surfer
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or professional golfer, or professional fisherman, or whatever. isn't the point of having a sport or activity or hobby that it's supposed to be fun, not a profession. And isn't the point of surfing (in particular) supposed to be avoiding work and a profession? submitted by go fly
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Proved Conclusively
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How does a Conclusive Proof differ from a run-of-the-mill proof? Can something be "proved inconclusively?" How does an "inconclusive proof" differ from "unproven?" submitted by
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paedophile
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A person who loves children.
Pirated, like so many others, simply because people THINK they understand a word, but don't. The media is the biggest culprit.
A pederast is a person who abuses children. submitted by
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pan-fried
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As opposed to what? Fried in an umbrella? submitted by Hugh Tonks
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parameter
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Means a (numerical) characteristic or controlling number.
(the speed of a dropped stone is g*t, where t is the time since it was dropped, and g is a *parameter* dependant on the units of time and distance, and on the force of gravity). But 'parameter' is now used as a persiflaginous sesquipedalian substitute for 'limit'.
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paranoid
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Real meaning: suffering from delusion of persecution and an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
Pirated to mean "very/rather anxious about something" because it sounds impressive and significant. submitted by Christopher
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parkway not driveway
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why is it that we park in a driveway but drive on a parkway? submitted by cappin lock
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parla
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well the word is the pirates code....but i was watching,,i dont remember..but they said that they really parlaed the thing...and so i dont know what they ment when they said it but ITS A PIRATES WORD!!! submitted by
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parlly
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take me to the captain submitted by
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party
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patoni
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a famous pirate who had 1 leg and had orange hair he competed in a spegety competition and one a lifetimes supply of cat food submitted by toni
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patriot
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Patriots love their country and work to defend the constitution. Evil-doers wearing the cloak of the flag do their best to dismantle the constitution under the guise of the Patriot Act. submitted by
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patriotism
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This word has been distorted by both ends of the political spectrum. It is supposed to mean "love for one's country." Instead, the Right has twisted it to mean "reflexive worship of one's country" and the Left has twisted it to mean "reflexive loathing for one's country." submitted by Bob Morrison
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patrons
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pay for itself
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peanuts
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people
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perserverance
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pictures
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pie is good
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pie is good
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pieces of eight
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piesang
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it means banana in afrikaans and a few other languages however the youth of today have stolen this word and are making up thier own slang meanings for it, it's just wrong, banana is a much needed word that many people can nolonger use, submitted by ^_^
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pig
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pilfer
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pimp
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ping
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Main Entry:1ping
Pronunciation:*pi*
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s
Etymology:imitative
1 : a sharp metallic sound like or suggestive of that made by a rifle bullet striking an obstruction *heard the ping of a slingshot Frank O'Connor* *a bell T rang with a ping Bruce Marshall*
2 : an abnormal sound made by a gas engine usually due to advanced spark or excessive carbon accumulation : KNOCK
3 : the pulse of sound waves reflected from or emitted by a submerged object in submarine signaling or detection and heard by special apparatus
A lot of people say "ping me" just to sound more hip/intelligent or technically-in-the-know when it couldn't be further from the truth. Why not just say "call/write/contact/phone me" instead of sounding as dumb as a tree stump by using a word that doesn't belong in a context as that? If you want to go that way, why don't we keep on that note and alternate by saying "I think we can be more synergistic with our frequent ponging. Maybe if you don't have the bandwidth on this weekend, I'll try to reverse-engineer something for you." I'm sorry, but if you talk like this (unfortunately I do know someone who talks like this), it makes me want to slap you to the next world. submitted by Paul
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piratas del siglo XIX
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pirate
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The word "pirate" itself has been taken over by the Big Content companies. They mean "people who share files." Real pirates didn't share stuff. They murdered, raped and stole. submitted by David Weinberger
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pirate
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Pirate ships were self-governing autonomous collectives, typically with a high degree of internal democracy, that targeted treasure ships and the like, not folks like you and me. Your simple-minded parroting of the usual cliches betrays a lack of interest in the true origin of the word.
Have a piratical day! :) :) submitted by
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pirate (again)
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I thought pirates raped and looted. I didn't know they appropriated words for their pleasure too. submitted by
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pirate (v)
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The verb is being used on this site to mean something like "being taken over and ruined." But I have it on (authoritative?) authority that real pirates "murdered, rape and stole."
:) submitted by tom
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pirates
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pirates are awsome
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plasticware
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See "silverware." submitted by The Legal Eagle
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please
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please close the door
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pole
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i wanna know submitted by
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"politically correct"
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politicaly correct
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Politics is based on opinion,and interpretation of surface appearances;therefore not one idea only about a subject can be correct,by defination of the word opinion.This phrase has been used by the thought control crowd to push acceptance and conformity by those with a social change agenda. submitted by John C.Neal
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portal
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it's a door, a window, an opening, not a website. submitted by
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postal service
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Is really an oxymoron. Who really gets serviced by the Postal Service? Is what they deliver truly construed as service? Having worked there, I can assure you of the contrary. submitted by arr...Graybeard
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pre-boarding
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How can you pre-board an airplane? You can board one, that's true, but pre-board. Do they mean "prioritized" boarding? Are they willing to say so? submitted by Harvey Ardman
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pre-qualified
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It means something different to marketers than to consumers-- consumers think it means "hey, I am qualified to get this offer-- they have already established that" whereas to marketers, 'qualify' means to "establish a list of potential customers." So when you get that mailing or phone call that you're 'pre-qualified' for some offer, you think you should be able to say, "Great, send that 0% credit card," but then, instead, they have all these silly questions about how much money you make. And then they say, "oh, sorry, you don't qualify."
hmmmmmmm submitted by ToeKnee
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pre-register
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This and other "pre-" terms are used by many institutions as a euphemism for "more damn red tape." Not only must you register, but you must also "pre-register." Often this term is simply a euphemistic way of presenting a hassle as a service. submitted by Bob Morrison
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presently
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Presently means in the near future, as in, "I'll take the garbage out presently." It was pirated at least 20 years ago and is misused in stead of "currently".
Often, it's not necessary to use "currently" at all - excess verbiage. (e.g. "She is currently CEO of Pirates & Co." means the same thing if "currently" is deleted.) submitted by Kathy
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prior to the snap
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Football referees use this phrase over and over even though it's redundant. If it weren't prior to the snap it wouldn't be a false start or illegal motion or encroachment now would it ? Someone told me that most NFL officials are professionals (doctors, attorneys, businessmen) who work the games on a part time basis . Every time I hear a presumably learned man use this throw-away phrase it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. submitted by
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prioritize
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A manfactured word created by management types who had nothing else to do one day. We have priorities. We establish priorities. But we prioritize? What an ugly word. Gimme a break. submitted by
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pro-choice
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Pro-choice literally means that one is in favor of the availability of choices. However, the term has been hijacked by pro-abortion folks, despite the fact that many people who are pro-abortion are anti- many other types of choices, like the choice to carry a gun or hire an undocumented worker or not pay taxes or... submitted by
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pro-life
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Pro-life literally means to be in favor of life. However, the term has been hijacked by anti-abortion folks, despite the fact that many people who are anti-abortion are anti- life in other ways, such as favoring the death penalty. submitted by
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proactive
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To act before you act? A consultant-babble term --- the opposite of react is act. submitted by
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problematic
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"problematic" means questionable--not "a problem with..." and more and more news items are using "problematic" with the meaning of difficult rather than questionable. Read the freakin' dictionary for pete's sake! submitted by Puss
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profile
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side shot of a face.
who still knows that meaning? submitted by
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protect
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To protect something means that you will keep it from coming to harm. Insurance companies claim to "protect" your belongings. However, they only pay if your person or belongings are damaged (if they pay at all). Also, they take (ever increasing) amounts of your property$ away (and without choice e.g. car insurance) despite not having need for their "protection." submitted by
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pundit
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A Hindu priest. submitted by Asha
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punk
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purrfect
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purse
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pussy
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