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https://xkcd.com/2869 Alt text: Why couldn’t the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?
minus-squaresawdustprophet@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months ago commercial segways I’m amused at the linguistic backport that just occurred here.
minus-squareStarbuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoI’m sure they meant segue here segue 1 of 3 imperative verb se·gue ˈse-(ˌ)gwā ˈsā- 1: proceed to what follows without pause —used as a direction in music 2: perform the music that follows like that which has preceded —used as a direction in music
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 months agoNo, I totally meant those little upright, lean-to go forward scooter things. 👀
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoWatching detective conan in america sounds expensive.
minus-squaresawdustprophet@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago I’m sure they meant segue here Correct. The amusing part being that “Segway” was intentionally chosen as a play on the actual word “segue”. Hence the phrase “linguistic backport”.
I’m amused at the linguistic backport that just occurred here.
I’m sure they meant segue here
segue 1 of 3 imperative verb se·gue ˈse-(ˌ)gwā ˈsā- 1: proceed to what follows without pause —used as a direction in music 2: perform the music that follows like that which has preceded —used as a direction in music
No, I totally meant those little upright, lean-to go forward scooter things. 👀
Watching detective conan in america sounds expensive.
Correct. The amusing part being that “Segway” was intentionally chosen as a play on the actual word “segue”. Hence the phrase “linguistic backport”.