Maxo
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join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: |  Guestimate
I hate that word. Take two words that mean the same thing. Merge them together to into a word that makes you look like an idiot. |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Someone needs a nap. |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
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join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | said by Karl Bode  :Someone needs a nap. ;) |
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DataDoc
My avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.
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join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC | reply to Maxo
It's a perfectly cromulent word. |
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica | Your mastery of the English language Embiggens us all. |
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Maxo
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Tallahassee, FL
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| said by james :Your mastery of the English language Embiggens us all. "Let's face it. Some people have a way with the English language. And others ... well ... not have a way, I guess." - Steve Martin |
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Packeteers
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join:2005-06-18
Forest Hills, NY
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Re: Guesstimate
I actually work with electrical contracting estimators, and we use that word all the time to describe the gray area between an estimate and a guess, where an estimate is based on facts and figures known about a project, while a guess is nearly baseless in specifics about a project. thus a guesstimate is where many facts and figures are known, but not enough to rise to the level of being a credible estimate who's figures we can then use to sell a job to a customer. so guesstimate may be an annoying word for literature, or to deduct points on a high school essay, but it is still very useful back in the real world. |
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