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# pollenating
is in the dictionary, so that's good enough for me!
(I helped save b3ta! Slim has found god. He was down the back of the sofa., Tue 4 Feb 2003, 14:51, archived)
# oh...
it's not in mine...

Wot dictionary you using? I'm looking at Oxford Dictionaries Online although they are a bit thick sometimes.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 14:53, archived)
# I like it that the level of pedantry on here
has come down to comparing dictionaries.

PS: Sorry about the Vimto/Ribena thing. You're probably right.
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:00, archived)
# an online one...
dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pollenating
(I helped save b3ta! Slim has found god. He was down the back of the sofa., Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:03, archived)
# ooh ooh
it's an Americanism! :)

Which of course does not make it any less correct. Sorry - I really wasn't being mean-style pedantic (as mr thisyou up there appears to be suggesting). I was just interested.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:07, archived)
# I wasn't really calling you pedantic as such
and if I was, it was the worst case of pot/kettle in recent history.
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:15, archived)
# i don't like you
you smell of wee.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:20, archived)
# all i was saying was
oh, never mind
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:32, archived)
# it's probably a yank
one, they spell stuff funny
(I helped save b3ta! Pootle, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:08, archived)
# yes
they spell it stuph
(I helped save b3ta! munkt0n, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:13, archived)
# I stand corrected.
...
*sits back down*
(tomsk, Tue 4 Feb 2003, 15:18, archived)