Dragaera

Evolving language

David Dyer-Bennet dd-b at dd-b.net
Sat Aug 17 12:10:31 PDT 2002

"Baralier" <baralier at optusnet.com.au> writes:

> Caliann the Elf <calianng_graves at yahoo.com> wrote...

> > Besides, I am rather fond of the word "squick".  I never realized how much
> > that word was necessary to my lifestyle until I learned it.  Now it is a
> > regular part of my vocabulary.  Useful word!  You won't find it in the
> > dictionary.....yet.
> 
> As long as you're only using the word and not practicing it :
> http://www.mich.com/~pnsnv/othershit/squick.html

People don't practice it, pretty much by definition -- since the
general use is to describe practices they *strongly* don't want to
engage in.  
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