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Three Monkeys, Ten Minutes
Three Monkeys, Ten Minutes
iGrumbles
iGrumbles
Jan
.
7th
,
2007
04:43 pm
threemonkeys
Something for the language curmudgeons to gnaw at. Somebody has come up with
this list
of overused terms that should be eliminated from the language. Some are terms you don't hear so much here. Do you have any better candidates?
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but but but
Date:
2007-01-07 08:45 am (UTC)
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gialiat.livejournal.com
that would mean no more
"o for awesome" at work
Re: but but but
Date:
2007-01-07 09:05 am (UTC)
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I seem to remember Sports Cafe made that one popular. It was funny, but the expression should have died when the show did.
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but but but
Date: 2007-01-07 08:45 am (UTC)"o for awesome" at work
Re: but but but
Date: 2007-01-07 09:05 am (UTC)