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Re:In Defense of Latin by josinalvo on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @05:45PM (#21579161)
lingering brings other ideas besides "long". something like "fading but still there". does not seem appropriate for the text
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Re:In Defense of Latin by hcarvalhoalves on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @05:54PM (#21579240)
Doesn't "lingering" have a connotation of "lasting longer than it should" when associated with a negative aspect?

E.g. "lingering pain", "lingering stench".

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Re:In Defense of Latin by josinalvo on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @08:29PM (#21580306)
Also lingering affection.

Afaik, it means mostly something like "still there, after all that time"

see: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lingering

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