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Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by web3-is-a-scam on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @04:54PM (#40732271)
When I worked in marketing software I experienced this often with the term "referral". To this day I still feel kindof weird when I see the term.
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Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by SonOfLilit on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @06:45PM (#40733197)
When I did a lot of web development I experienced something similar with the word "referer".

edit: fixed typo

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Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by wizzwizz4 on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @07:24PM (#40733442)
Are you thinking of referer? (A misspelling of referrer, present in HTTP headers.)
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Re:The the the the induction of jamais vu: word alienation a... by SonOfLilit on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @07:39PM (#40733513)
Yes, referer, not referal, obviously, thanks!
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