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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I found this on the BBC news site and it appealed to me.
“And lumbering up for what it hopes will be a fresh start is the once-mighty Research in Motion with its new Blackberry 10 software.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17958274
It sounds so much more robust that limbering. It suggests putting something pretty heavyweight in place – but being a great deal less nimble.
Steve
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This could be one of those cases in which the opposite sense plays a role. “Lumber” and “limber” can have opposing connotations. See our earlier discussions.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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