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What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know? (leminal.space)

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Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it's used more often in computer science, but the difference between contiguous and continuous. Continuous means "without end" and contiguous means "without break."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As in the continuous United States 🦅🦅🦅

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gandalf brought an extra eagle because he didn’t know if Smeagol survived.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Look, you cant just go around throwing mind-bending wisdom like that into a random thread.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

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