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Old 04-15-2021, 03:07 PM   #16
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Is there a word for "buying one book from your wishlist, but adding three more in its place"?
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Make certain you're attached to it!* (But have no fear, Jon. As long as there's a case on the device, it should survive the fall!)





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Is there a word for "buying one book from your wishlist, but adding three more in its place"?
There's a phrase in Yiddish that fits very well. Oy vey!
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How do you attach yourself to an electronic file?
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How do you attach yourself to an electronic file?

Two ways come to mind:


1) When I want to read an ebook file, it usually means it's residing inside an ebook reader! (And if it's a good file, I become as one with the file.)

2) Watch Tron
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