Language
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Euphemisms for user error
ID-10-T Error ID10T = IDIOT PEBCAK Error Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard Layer 8 Error There are seven layers in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, each with a different kind of functionality. Layer 8 refers to an external force, such as the user. PICNIC Error Problem In Chair Not In Computer Wetware Error…
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Palindromes
What are palindromes? Palindromes are single words, or sentences, which read the same forwards as they do backwards. For example; “taco cat” is spelled t-a-c-o-c-a-t whether you start at the beginning and work forwards, or start at the end and work backwards. Here are some more examples, focusing on multiple word palindrome phrases rather than…
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Garden Path Sentences
A “garden path sentence” is one which begins in such a way that your first interpretation of it is likely to be incorrect. You are led up the garden path when you begin reading it, meaning you are deceived by the way it begins. A common example is “The horse raced past the barn fell”.…