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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by nehal3m on Monday April 14, 2025 @08:57AM (#43680787)
A friend of mine simply forgot the term thirsty and told me he felt the urge to drink. We kept that one too.
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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by THroaway225 on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:42PM (#43684662)
that made me feel like I wanted to start laughing!
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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by switch007 on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @02:13AM (#43702050)
I also had an urge to make my belly move in and out in a way that made a funny noise come out my mouth!
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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by djmips on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @01:31AM (#43701816)
Toddlers are great for inventing phrases. Like Eating Store for restaurant.
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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by tomcam on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @01:50AM (#43701916)
That is a way better term than restaurant
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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by chillingeffect on Thursday April 17, 2025 @09:34AM (#43716587)
I sometimes call my hamper the "clothes garbage." :)

There's actually a subreddit for these terms... can't remember atm.

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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by havermeyer on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @02:12AM (#43702038)
It makes me think of the how "I have thirst" is the literal translation from the French for "I'm thirsty."
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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by dirtyhippiefree on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @08:24AM (#43704488)
There’s power in not allowing a need to define you.

“I have autism” is a better statement than “I’m autistic” because autism doesn’t define me.

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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by Suppafly on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @01:49PM (#43708347)
>“I have autism” is a better statement than “I’m autistic” because autism doesn’t define me.

If that sort of thing is useful for you, go for it, but I'm also leery of these attempts to redefine language when they involve larger campaigns. Most people don't consider "I'm X" to define them when it comes to other concepts and honestly it seems like it could be helpful to consider such things are part of your identity. I'm black/autistic/diabetic/etc puts in a larger community. It doesn't define who you are overall, but does give you some sense that one of your attributes is shared with others.

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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by justusthane on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @09:54AM (#43705586)
Same in Spanish. Tengo sed.
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Re:The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues' Verbal F... by Suppafly on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @01:43PM (#43708281)
>It makes me think of the how "I have thirst" is the literal translation from the French for "I'm thirsty."

That's how those sorts of phrases work in German too.

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