* On malingering
@ 2016-03-10 3:33 Mark Geisert
2016-03-11 15:38 ` cyg Simple
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From: Mark Geisert @ 2016-03-10 3:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-talk
My coinage: malingering: mal- (something bad) + lingering (something
hanging around)
Dictionary: malingering: to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk
one's duty, avoid work, etc.
Moral of this story: When coining a new word, make sure it doesn't already
exist with another meaning. Sheesh.
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* Re: On malingering
2016-03-10 3:33 On malingering Mark Geisert
@ 2016-03-11 15:38 ` cyg Simple
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From: cyg Simple @ 2016-03-11 15:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-talk
On 3/9/2016 10:32 PM, Mark Geisert wrote:
> My coinage: malingering: mal- (something bad) + lingering (something
> hanging around)
>
> Dictionary: malingering: to pretend illness, especially in order to
> shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
>
> Moral of this story: When coining a new word, make sure it doesn't
> already exist with another meaning. Sheesh.
You can always coin a new meaning to an existing word. It's how
language evolves.
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cyg Simple
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