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May 26, 2008

'Boys wear them, too'

D: Is that a man?
A: ...
D: I'm not sure. I mean, look at those shorts.

shorts.jpg

A: ...
D: ...
A: These days you can't be too sure. Because of American Apparel.
D: ...
A: Girls wear shorts like that, but boys wear them, too.

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May 21, 2008

Soiree

D: ... some kind of a soiree or something.
A: ...
D: ...
A: What's a soiree?
D: ...
A: ...
D: I think it means some kind of fancy, once-off event or something.
A: ...
D: Yeah, I think that's what it means.

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I: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soiree

soiree
One entry found.

soiree


Main Entry:
soi·ree Listen to the pronunciation of soiree
Variant(s):
or soi·rée Listen to the pronunciation of soirée \swä-ˈrā\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French soirée evening period, evening party, from Middle French, from soir evening, from Latin sero at a late hour, from serus late; akin to Old Irish sír long, lasting and perhaps to Old English sīth late — more at since
Date:
1802

: a party or reception held in the evening

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May 5, 2008

Ubiquitous Computing

A: Everytime you see someone on a laptop, you think of it, right? MySpace. It's everywhere.
D: ...
A: It's ubiquitous.
D: ...
A: Ubiquitous computing.

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