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I try and lead by example. I try and coach not curse. I try - Lord Knows I Try - to teach the youngin's how to cherish this wonderful, inconsistent and illogical language we have, and to use the depth and breadth of its vocabulary to its fullest.
And yet some insist, provocatively, on abusing its fulsome goodness with the use of Words Abhorrent Unto John Galsworthy.
I'm watching you, Nagy.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Now that you've GOTTEN that out of your system, do you feel better?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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This is actual code in our codebase:
private static readonly string[] _badWords =
{
<list of really naughty words >, "gotten"
};
private static readonly string[] _goodWords =
{
<list of really naughty words santised>, "acquire, obtain, come by, receive, gain, or any of the many, many, MANY other words that deserve to be used instead" };
...
<Serious Dad-frown and a pointing finger>
Don't make me use it!
</Serious Dad-frown and a pointing finger>
cheers
Chris Maunder
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And you missed out "Belgium"?  
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Should be replaced by what? Frogs? 
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Anything! 'Belgium is the rudest word in the Universe, "completely banned in all parts of the Galaxy, except in one part, where they don't know what it means"'
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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You can go to Belgium 
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Belgians[^]. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I don't write these books!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I, for one, have taken your disdain for [that word] to heart and have noticed that in most cases, the word "become" is the proper word.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Everytime someone uses that word a kitten dies.
You're a good man.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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You can't pin this[^] on me...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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As I have said before; The only good cat is a dead cat. All the more incentive to use gotten.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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As you may remember, Bob Barker always would ask you to spay or neuter your cats at the end of the Price Is Right. I guess in the end this has similar population control effects. I'll make sure to use this word more often.
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Dang, I haven't gotten my cat either spayed or neutered... Cannot even tell which to do.
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You misspelled sanitized in _goodWords.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Cue furious debate which English is more "original" - including the War of Independence, how French people are too nosy, why the British are way better at handling tea*, and of course Hitler...
*hint: don't add seawater
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Chris Maunder wrote: Don't make me use it!
Oh, go on. Please. 
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Oh I see - your code isn't working because we capitalize it.
If it wasn't for the extreme liberal bias exhibited by your adopted homeland, I'd offer to come up there and straighten out the rest of your code (for money of course).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 25-Mar-14 16:30pm.
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That's what you're upset over? When use of "impact" where "affect" is meant is rampant?
Truth,
James
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No - that example is too cut and dried. I prefer my idiosyncrasies to be about matters that are firmly on shaky ground.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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What's GOTTEN into you eh?
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"I try and to lead by"
"I try and to coach"
The use of "and" in these circumstsances implies success.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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