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by Mastodon on August 8th, 2008

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When someone brings up a word you don't know in conversation, do you ask them for the definition, try to figure it out from the context, make a mental note and look it up later or...?

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  • by Mustang on August 8th, 2008

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    I tend to ask what it means right then and there otherwise I forget and never learn anything. After all, the fool wonders, the wise man asks.

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