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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Perhaps if the author were to rewrite using only the words in the current edition of Miriam Webster using the definitions found there, the meaning would be clear.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Let me try to guess the words that might have given some difficulty with the piece, roughly in order of appearance<br><br>chud -- term of opprobrium used against the alt-right; think of it as calling someone an asshole<br>POC -- person of colour<br>fashy/fash -- fascist (adjective/noun)<br>apparatchik -- official or bureaucrat, usually meant as a snear<br>woke -- enlightened or aware, as in consciousness raising<br>protest managerial class -- group of people, usually politicians, who attempt to control protests for their class or personal interests</span>…<span style='color:black'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regards,<br><br>Dan</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Dan, since these novel terms have no consensus definitions, I am free to assign my own meaning until the author translates the document into a standardized form.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>chud: a variation or misspelling of chad, which is a bit of paper.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>POC: point of contact.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fashy/fash: one who follows the latest fashion trends.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apparatchik: a Russian government worker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Woke: what I did this morning at the end of my slumber<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Protest managerial class: a instructional gathering designed for those who would lead a company, specifically focused on how to handle disagreements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We standardize language for a reason. Insider dialects are fine, so long as they are not intended to convey meaning to those outside the community. Perhaps that was never the intention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>