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Officemate, in ironic tones: "Huh. Surprisingly, the dictionary doesn't recognize 'thesaurification' as a real word."

Me: "You amaze me!" *hyena-like laughter*

...followed by some discussion of verbification which is actually nounification of a non-existent verb that had to be verbified from something else. Officemate allows as how maybe he shouldn't be too surprised at the dictionary's intransigence. It's always nice when I get to quote Much Ado About Nothing.

Date: 2006-06-07 08:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mr-weasel.livejournal.com
Officemate: Look at me! The world revolves around me and my special "knowledge" of the English language.

*goes and looks for a heavy stick to deal out beating*

Date: 2006-06-07 08:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] electricland.livejournal.com
oh no, not like that at all -- my transcription skills are at fault. He knows perfectly well it isn't a word...

Date: 2006-06-07 09:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mr-weasel.livejournal.com
Oh, sorry. I allowed my work environment to colour my perception.

*hides stick behind back and grins sheepishly*

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