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Re:Node.js in Flame Graphs by gadders on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @12:18PM (#8631245)
Nope. You see an option for a plural here? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning
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Re:Node.js in Flame Graphs by M2Ys4U on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @12:40PM (#8631390)
Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. They can only tell you if something is a word, not whether something isn't a word.
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Re:Node.js in Flame Graphs by gadders on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @09:28PM (#8634086)
Well certainly there is no law against using made-up words. If that's what you want to do, have at it.

At least it will help people get their buzzword bingo cards filled up sooner.

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Re:Node.js in Flame Graphs by not_kurt_godel on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @01:10PM (#8631569)
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=learnings&year...
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Re:Node.js in Flame Graphs by from_elsewhere on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @12:28PM (#8631306)
Dictionaries ain't arbiters of the English language. And quite fortunately so, I should note.
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