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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Found in the wild, “shows that a lot of their success is smoke in mirrors.”
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There is a barbeque outfit that advertises itself as being “All smoke, no mirrors”. Rather clever, I thought.
Last edited by DavidTuggy (2021-09-24 10:19:01)
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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“et all” for “et al.” found in the wild.
” I’d give his post on Gergis et all some attention” – kinda makes sense.
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“aria” for “area” found in the wild: “The Acacia tree is found in the aria known as Palestine …”
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