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110%
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References to percentages have gotten totally out of hand, especially in the realm of sports, but now seeping into politics, entertainment, business, pretty much everywhere. If you're giving 110% to a task, it doesn't mean you're a hard worker, it means you're a mathematical idiot.

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what did pirates wear?

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I have been educated.

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deserted on an isolated island

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deserted on an isolated island

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906
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911
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It might be appropriate to use this is the USA but in New Zealand ( and other countries that use this ordering for dates) nothing of note happened on the 9th of November

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#
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This symbol means dyesis in the musical language. Now it is improperly used in the phone language!

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"I don't mind telling you..."
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If you did mind would you be telling me anyway? Maybe this should have the response "But I do mind hearing"

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"One small step..."
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According to the Associated Press and NASA officials, the true words uttered out of Neil Armstrong's mouth were, "One small step for A man, one giant leap for mankind." The other saying, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," is 1)redundant and 2)false. The com device jumped during that famous speech

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"Stealing our words"
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Your words? Where did you "get" them from? -You just borrowing them? -Paid for them? Words are free trade, issued and exchanged every day.

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"impact"
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"Impact" is a noun, not a verb. You can't "impact" societies, children, or (shudder) the "disenfranchised." The usage of this word as a verb makes me want to "impact" the perpetrator on the head with a hammer.

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"rhyme"
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Rhyme really means rum

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"single"
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(this whole website)
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kind of silly to suggest words can be stolen. one of the most interesting qualities of the english language is that it is organic, that it can and does change over time. were it not for this quality, language might be a tool used to serve the hegemonic interests of a small elite... maybe you should just call this "fun entymology website"

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yes mate we are sailing tonight to the isla de muerta
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