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Originally Posted by Undertoad
I now resent the word, because it comes from ignorance. If you don't know the real word for something, you have this substitute word you can use without admitting you don't know the real word.
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If you don't know the word for the thing how on earth would you know if it needed a remote?
Or are remotes some sort of status symbol among your clientele?
"I here gots me a genuine imitation diamond ring; and it's got a remote!"
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.
"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie
Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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