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Lube of
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carinita
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Lube of
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Is "lube of" used to express quantity? I �ve just read a tweet containing that combination of words and I don �t get the meaning of the tweet. Thanks for replying!
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13 Jan 2015
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Apodo
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I �ve never seen it as a quantity. Lube is an abbreviation of Lubrication. What is the rest of the sentence and the context? Could it be a typo (typographical error)? |
13 Jan 2015
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carinita
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Maybe it �s a game of words....medical language and sex... You �ll find all the tweets here https://twitter.com/medicalaxioms Yes, I realize...it�s just a joke...the word isn�t normally used as a quantifier
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13 Jan 2015
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alien boy
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Hi carinita! They �re playing word games. They �re making group/collective nouns for persons or things related to the medical industry. There are many inventive group/collective nouns that are based upon perceived qualities of things. Some examples are �a murder of crows �; �a parliament of owls �; �a sloth of bears �; and countless others! Cheers, AB |
13 Jan 2015
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LosBluefist
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Haha, your friend just uses predictive text and talks about sex more than he uses the word load. L=L
u=o b=a (both are typed on the same button) e=d (both are typed on the same button) The u=o one is odd but it �s almost certainly this typo combined with your friend �s dirty texting history ;) |
14 Jan 2015
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LosBluefist
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Haha, your friend just uses predictive text and talks about sex more than he uses the word load. L=L
u=o b=a (both are typed on the same button) e=d (both are typed on the same button) The u=o one is odd but it �s almost certainly this typo combined with your friend �s dirty texting history ;) |
14 Jan 2015
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carinita
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How interesting, Alien Boy! Welcome to ESL printables, LosBluefist (dirty texting history (?)...he�s not my friend)
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14 Jan 2015
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Gi2gi
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It must be a typo. A tube of something probably... |
14 Jan 2015
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