<<To purolate (v. ME) to carry on the opposite shoulder to the sword.>> Well, I can certainly see the usefulness of *that* word at a software release party! Julie Krueger getting great visuals .... ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: verbinging Date: 5/19/06 12:47:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time From: _ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: On May 19, 2006, at 10:10 AM, Paul Stone wrote: > Yesterday morning, as I sat, bored off my rocker at a software release > 'party' I noticed that the dude who was giving the presentation took > remarkable liberties with the language. He invented more words than > Judith Butler on a good day. After noticing this, I began to jot a few > down to keep myself mildly interested... My favourite was: > > Purolate (verb): as in, "if you wanted to purolate this drawing across > the country..." > > No wonder the OED is going on 3000 volumes. > To purolate (v. ME) to carry on the opposite shoulder to the sword. David Ritchie Portland, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html