LookOUT 2007
Glenn Steen
glenn.steen at gmail.com
Mon Feb 19 23:43:20 CET 2007
On 19/02/07, Gerard Seibert <gerard at seibercom.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:19:02 +0100
> "Glenn Steen" <glenn.steen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
So you didn't know that you meant by the term Googlers after all.
Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
> > > grok normal grammar and spelling skills. It has got to make you
> > > proud of our great learning institutions.
> > I'm sure that "grok" is part and parcel of any modern dictionary too
> > (feel free to find me some nice reference;-).
>
> http://www.webster.com/dictionary/grok
>
> Main Entry: grok
> Pronunciation: 'gräk
> Function: transitive verb
> Inflected Form(s): grokked; grok·king
> Etymology: coined by Robert A. Heinlein died 1988 American author
> : to understand profoundly and intuitively
Which just goes to show that language evolves, I guess.
> Anything else you want to know?
Apart from the question you chose to ignore? No.
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