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- Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:28 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Hacker
- Replies: 18
- Views: 22940
Re: Hacker
What about the sense of "hacker" as "a person who hacks around" -- when I was growing up in the 1950's that was a common usage. A bunch of us would get together after school or on weekends "just to hack around" -- no sports or games were involved, in fact the idea was t...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:52 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: NOTORIETY
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11005
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:44 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: NOTORIETY
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11005
notoriety
This is the first time I've disagreed with Dr Goodword -- you define "notoriety" (noun, def. 1) with the adjectival definition (i.e. of "notorious"). Surely "notoriety" means "fame" or "the state of being famous or well-known" -- not "famous, we...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:49 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: LOOM
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9244
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:52 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: LOOM
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9244