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#1 2010-08-25 21:28:29

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

'efficionado' for 'aficionado'

‘Affectionado’ has been noticed several times and is the more obvious substitution. Some writers seem to use ‘efficionado’ to describe someone who is not only enthusiastic but also a skilled (?effective, ?efficient) practitioner. 1400 ghits:

Sarah Bellini, of Elawa Farm, is a pastry chef by training, a gingerbread efficionado and a chocolate`enthusiast.
www.elawafarmgarden.org/7.html

Of course for the true betting efficionado and those aspiring to be, this is the perfect opportunity to utilise a variety of useful betting tools online.
sbjpaimai.com/what-are-this-seasons-best-sports-betting…/1642

I’m not a network efficionado, but I have NEVER had any problems connecting any of my other components directly into the router via ethernet …
www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php? … 09&page…

Clearly, I’m not a great efficionado with computers.
blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog…/can-cats-recognize-faces/

Awhile ago, I saw a job description on a job board calling for an expert SAS mainframe efficionado with 10+ years of experience …
www.archivum.info/comp.soft-sys.sas/... … ation.html

I’m no DIY efficionado (our kitchen has hardly any cupboard space) but I’m pretty sure you can’t go wrong with plenty of sockets.
britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=251054

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#2 2017-04-13 08:48:42

Dixon Wragg
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From: Cotati, California
Registered: 2008-07-04
Posts: 1375

Re: 'efficionado' for 'aficionado'

Don’t forget, Percy is already a musical infectionado, be sure to check his album out…
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#3 2017-04-13 10:52:52

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1702

Re: 'efficionado' for 'aficionado'

New classic.

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