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RE: Irregardless- That Word...I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

Comment comment by NastyPrincess on 17 September 2006

Speaking of words that should not exist ...

Anyone who has ever served in the military has probably heard - "Let me orientate you to the ..."

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RE: Irregardless- That Word...I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means by LordDilly :: NR8

"Let me orientate you to the ..."

Y'know, I always thought that was goofy PA National Guard thing. It's also right up there with "heighth. One thing I've recently been wondering: in the stone business, stone oft is sold by linear feet, but some say lineal... lineal is a word, but means "being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession" as opposed to linear which means "involving measurement in one dimension only; pertaining to length: linear measure." Are both usages correct in this context, or am I right to beat people with bamboo sticks when they say lineal feet?

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