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		maemilius on Nov 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are We Wayland Yet? If a word accurately conveys meaning to another person, does it matter that it's made up? If you hadn't mentioned it (and I hadn't looked it up as a result), I would have had no idea it wasn't a "real" word.

foobarbecue on Nov 26, 2019 [–]

Well, every word was, at some point, made up. Maybe we should herald the birth of this new word with great rejoicing.

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