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Subject:RE: OT: A new word was invented today. From:Ron Hearn <rhearn -at- central1 -dot- com> Date:Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:55:46 -0800
The on-air folks on the sports radio station I listen to have been "efforting" to contact people etc. for a few years now.
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Subject: RE: OT: A new word was invented today.
We should all make the efforting to consider this went through an editor, too. :) I blame the editor.
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Subject: Re: OT: A new word was invented today.
On Wednesday, February 19, 2014, Tammy Van Boening < tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com> wrote:
> ...
> According to Sports Business Daily, the network is currently efforting
> the hiring of another analyst in the near future.
>
>
Haha. I tapped my iPhone to define "efforting"--Siri responded "No definition found."
Good one. I needed a laugh today!
Thanks,
-Tony
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