Comments on: Corporate Jargon: “penultimate” http://www.corkinthewater.com/blog/2007/02/16/corporate-jargon-penultimate/ your early detection system Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:18:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Joel http://www.corkinthewater.com/blog/2007/02/16/corporate-jargon-penultimate/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Joel Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:08:33 +0000 http://www.corkinthewater.com/blog/2007/02/16/corporate-jargon-penultimate/#comment-1497 Oh, "Willito," if only that were the penultimate time I heard a malapropism from you! Kisses. Oh, “Willito,” if only that were the penultimate time I heard a malapropism from you!

Kisses.

]]> By: Joe http://www.corkinthewater.com/blog/2007/02/16/corporate-jargon-penultimate/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Joe Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:02:31 +0000 http://www.corkinthewater.com/blog/2007/02/16/corporate-jargon-penultimate/#comment-1333 I postulate that word applicabilty shifts to designate one's coruscation. I postulate that word applicabilty shifts to designate one’s coruscation.

]]> By: Willito http://www.corkinthewater.com/blog/2007/02/16/corporate-jargon-penultimate/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Willito Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:19:50 +0000 http://www.corkinthewater.com/blog/2007/02/16/corporate-jargon-penultimate/#comment-1272 This isn't really new. A few years ago, I used 'penultimate' in conversation with a dear friend, JGL, who promptly corrected me. I felt stupid and have never made the mistake again. If everyone had smart-assed friends like me, proliferation of misused words would not occur! Thanks, J, Willito This isn’t really new. A few years ago, I used ‘penultimate’ in conversation with a dear friend, JGL, who promptly corrected me. I felt stupid and have never made the mistake again. If everyone had smart-assed friends like me, proliferation of misused words would not occur!

Thanks, J,
Willito

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