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Old 07-26-2007, 02:09 PM   #9
ScottTheGR81
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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib View Post
Collecting dictionaries seems very interesting and makes sense to me, since (as you point out) words change their meanings.

Many of us here are really having a gay time right now!

"What?" Tom Swift ejaculated. "I never said that!" And with those words, Tom jumped into his aeroplane, took out his Reader, and spoke into his mouse: "Clearance, Clarence! Ready for take-off!"


Don



Haha, I remember reading those Hardy Boys books as a kid and they said quite a few times "ejaculated" I thought it was interesting that the meaning has shifted today along with so many other words, (i.e. faggot=a bundle of sticks etc.)
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