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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by reaperman on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @09:21AM (#42387935)
What is a "cope out"? I've never seen that term and googling doesn't show a definition for that phrase. You use that same phrase - "a lazy cope out" - twice.
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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by ttyprintk on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @09:42AM (#42388175)
Spell check for “cop out” which is a slang idiom “to evade”.
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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by varelaseb on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @10:02AM (#42388407)
I don't think it's an autocorrect error. Cop doesn't get turned into cope. I think the guy just think's it's "cope out" from seeing the word cope thrown around in similar contexts.
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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by shermantanktop on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @04:28PM (#42393183)
Right, a spelling flame, got it.
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