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Re: sturdy old apple



Gregory L. Hansen wrote:

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>The Onion had a 
>satirical article about the "Very Special Forces", but the Green Berets 
>in real life sometimes have to put up with dumb jokes about the word 
>"Special" in "Special Forces".  When you change the way a word is used 
>you change its meaning, and that's how words wear out, and sometimes 
>turn into slurs or jokes.

As in:  "Well, isn't _that_ special?"

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