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#1 2006-06-26 22:06:54

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'fast paste' for 'fast paced'

The word pair ‘fast paste’ gets over 10,000 ghits. A few of these are about adhesives, but most are the substitution in question. Is it just homophony, or do users think that rapidly setting glue is a metaphor for speed? Examples:

Newly licensed Cosmetologist Needed For Small, But Fast Paste Salon.
phoenix.backpage.com/gyrobase/classifieds/Results?adLanguage=All&category=4399&layout=detailed

I have fast paste songs and some slow paste songs. ... Jitter Bug is a very fast paste song at first but then …
www.oppapers.com/term-papers/78984.html

And they won against Japan in a fast paste match. ... After Japan’s fast paste match, and victory, they were on the road for four days…
www.persianfootball.com/forums/archive/ … -6461.html

In today’s fast paste business world, time is always of the essence.
www.discountedprinting.com/

The whole body massage is done in 45-minutes using fast paste techniques, and not focusing on one area for too long.
www.mvalluresalon.com/sub_catagories/ma … panese.htm

Computers, video games, and fast paste shows, are great but they tend to take children’s attention span away, which makes school less enjoyable…
iafrica.imdb.com/title/tt0085075/usercomment

In today’s fast paste world people have to work long hours, live under stressful circumstances and face countless challenges.
www.janushotel.hu/anwellness.php

Punk rock is fast paste, short music, with songs about 2 minutes each, and in concert, the band could sing the whole cd in about 20 minutes.
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term … ock&page=6

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