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To: Teotwawki

Footage is a fossil word.


2 posted on 10/15/2016 10:04:58 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

What does “fossil word” mean?


8 posted on 10/15/2016 10:12:44 AM PDT by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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To: ifinnegan

“Footage is a fossil word.”

True, but like a lot of English words, it’s a hard one to replace, even as technology leaves it behind.


20 posted on 10/15/2016 10:23:12 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: ifinnegan
Footage is a fossil word.

Many terms outlive their original application and etymology.

Not an issue.

49 posted on 10/15/2016 11:08:14 AM PDT by nonsporting
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To: ifinnegan

Texas is great. The only state where “He needed killing” is considered a valid self defense plea.


62 posted on 10/15/2016 12:21:32 PM PDT by deputytess (Freedom is in peril. Defend it with all your might.t)
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To: ifinnegan

Gee, way to totally miss the point of the post.


66 posted on 10/15/2016 12:36:31 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: ifinnegan

“fossil word” is a fossil phrase.


88 posted on 10/16/2016 12:51:00 PM PDT by CodeToad
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