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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Debit cards have been around for 35 years or so. “Debit” oozes Latin; in fact, it comes from one of those words that were originally straightforward in spelling, the M.E. dette, for which the clock was turned backwards to imitate the Latin roots in the 15th c. “Debtit” substitutes the portmanteau of “debt it” for the noun modifier, so although the meaning is the same, the “it” has been neatly reinterpreted.
A “debted card” would be a more appropriate name for the credit card.
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Justin also told Pam to write out a letter with her bank account number and debtit card number with a signature allowing him to debtit the account in the amount owed to the creditor.
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you can use your Visa debtit card.
Phone scammers
DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION ON YOU,LET ALONE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER OR DEBTED CARD!! LETS BAN TOGETHER AND BRING THIS SO CALL FRAUD COMPANY DOWN!!!
New Monopoly has anti-fraud changes
They also got rid of the sherbert-colored money, and replaced it with some kind of stupid electronic debut card.
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These would mostly have to be visual eggcorns if they are eggcorns. Or do these people pronounce the b in debt ? Debted card almost works for me, though.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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