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tedsuo
on June 7, 2012
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"RIP Good Times": Silicon Valley's Cuban Missile C...
That's really funny, I didn't realize the hyperbolic use had become official at some point.
rmc
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Nothing is official. English, unlike other languages, does not have an official governing body. There is no official One True English Language.
joshuahedlund
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Me either. Just part of the long trend of diluting intense words and chasing after new ones I guess (see: awesome, incredible, epic, etc). Kinda wonder where the language will go next.. doubleplusgood?
Daniel_Newby
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It didn't. The dictionary is literally lying.
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