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Question: Will the alternate meaning of "santorum" outlast Santorum's political career?
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Queen Mum Inks.LWC
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« on: January 10, 2012, 04:23:26 AM »
Yes, which is even dumber, since 80%+ people who use "Santorum" don't even know where the slang term came from...
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2012, 01:25:40 AM »
Quote from: memphis on January 10, 2012, 10:00:36 AM
Quote from: Assemblyman & Queen Mum Inks.LWC on January 10, 2012, 04:23:26 AM
Yes, which is even dumber, since 80%+ people who use "Santorum" don't even know where the slang term came from...
Do you know the etymologies of most of the words you use? Doubtful. That's not how language works.

Words based on people I do, for the most part.
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Queen Mum Inks.LWC
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2012, 01:27:14 AM »
Plus, this isn't a standard word as much as it is slang.
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Queen Mum Inks.LWC
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2012, 08:41:31 PM »
Quote from: memphis on January 11, 2012, 07:42:44 PM
The ability of a word to survive is based on need, of course. Anybody know off hand what a pritchel is? Probably not, because the concept is obsolete.

The joys of working at a historical attraction!
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