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I rather liked the strange looks I got from reading Hacker News, but at least I learned a new word today Innocuous - 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. 3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
No, I just changed the name for a bit. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=575487
I rather liked the strange looks I got from reading Hacker News, but at least I learned a new word today Innocuous - 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. 3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
For a while, whenever I'd read something, I'd just quickly jot down any word for which I couldn't come up with a good definition. Later, I'd look them up.
It works, and it's saved me some embarrassment. Schadenfreude didn't mean what I thought it meant.
I rather liked the strange looks I got from reading Hacker News, but at least I learned a new word today Innocuous - 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. 3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
(if you need to ask, you can't afford it ;-)
I rather liked the strange looks I got from reading Hacker News, but at least I learned a new word today Innocuous - 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. 3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
I read a lot, but I have a habit of glossing over words for which I have a vague sense, but not a precise definition. For a while, whenever I'd read something, I'd just quickly jot down any word for which I couldn't come up with a good definition. Later, I'd look them up. It works, and it's saved me some embarrassment. Schadenfreude didn't mean what I thought it meant.
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I read a lot, but I have a habit of glossing over words for which I have a vague sense, but not a precise definition. For a while, whenever I'd read something, I'd just quickly jot down any word for which I couldn't come up with a good definition. Later, I'd look them up. It works, and it's saved me some embarrassment. Schadenfreude didn't mean what I thought it meant.
What did you think it meant? (Just curious - I am a native German speaker.)