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What We Say is Not What We Mean



Some random thoughts on language:
Abstinence is a good thing if practiced in moderation.
A virgin forest is a place where that hand of man has never set foot.
A virtuoso is a musician with high morals.
To collect sulfur, hold a deacon over a flame in a test tube.
-Richard Lederer, Anguished English

It is always a good idea to think first, speak afterward (not vice versa)

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