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    Lost User
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    It's not a word. The word is colleague. I know it's hard to spell and it sounds a little French but there is no such thing as a co-worker. If you really dislike the work colleague then use the term work mate.

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      It's not a word. The word is colleague. I know it's hard to spell and it sounds a little French but there is no such thing as a co-worker. If you really dislike the work colleague then use the term work mate.

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      Dan Neely
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      ... you put the dash in the wrong spot. The proper term is cow-orker. :-\

      It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. -- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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        ... you put the dash in the wrong spot. The proper term is cow-orker. :-\

        It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. -- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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        Michael Dunn
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        (but it's reserved for only certain co-workers)

        --Mike--

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          It's not a word. The word is colleague. I know it's hard to spell and it sounds a little French but there is no such thing as a co-worker. If you really dislike the work colleague then use the term work mate.

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          eric_tometa
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          Mr. Webster disagrees: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-worker[^]

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            Mr. Webster disagrees: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-worker[^]

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            Henry Minute
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            Ah, but do Mr Websters' cow-orkers agree?

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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              Ah, but do Mr Websters' cow-orkers agree?

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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              eric_tometa
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              Mr. Webster is a very successful rancher, so his orkers were all busy, out in the fields orking the cows. They could not be reached for comment.

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                Mr. Webster disagrees: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-worker[^]

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                Lost User
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                Me Webster can't even spell. The real[^] dictionary agrees :)

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                • L Lost User

                  It's not a word. The word is colleague. I know it's hard to spell and it sounds a little French but there is no such thing as a co-worker. If you really dislike the work colleague then use the term work mate.

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                  When you buy a pre-owned car...do you get it to *poof* our of thin air? The car is always owned. Once it is purchased new from a dealership, it becomes used. The choices for buying a car is new or used. You don't go to a deal and say you want to buy a not-owned car.... Allowing this type of lingo to slide by and not calling a pre-owned car "used" in front of the salesman reinforces the stupidity of politcal correctness. "Hey Bob, what did you do this weekend?" "I bought a pre-owned vehicle" "Ah, you bought a used car...you fking lemming..." I suppose this is one reason i like programming, one cannot change 0 to 1 and vice-versa..unless we get into quantum computing.........shit in any case, i feel better now

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                    When you buy a pre-owned car...do you get it to *poof* our of thin air? The car is always owned. Once it is purchased new from a dealership, it becomes used. The choices for buying a car is new or used. You don't go to a deal and say you want to buy a not-owned car.... Allowing this type of lingo to slide by and not calling a pre-owned car "used" in front of the salesman reinforces the stupidity of politcal correctness. "Hey Bob, what did you do this weekend?" "I bought a pre-owned vehicle" "Ah, you bought a used car...you fking lemming..." I suppose this is one reason i like programming, one cannot change 0 to 1 and vice-versa..unless we get into quantum computing.........shit in any case, i feel better now

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                    Sk93
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                    pre-owned is different to used. For example, I could buy a car.. pay for it.. but never collect it, sit in it, start it, open it. It's then pre-owned, but is it used?

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                      pre-owned is different to used. For example, I could buy a car.. pay for it.. but never collect it, sit in it, start it, open it. It's then pre-owned, but is it used?

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                      Michael Dunn
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                      No, it's not. "pre-owned" was made up by used car salesmen because the term "used car" had accumulated such a bad connotation. See also "rerun" and "encore presentation".

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                      • L Lost User

                        It's not a word. The word is colleague. I know it's hard to spell and it sounds a little French but there is no such thing as a co-worker. If you really dislike the work colleague then use the term work mate.

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                        Mark_Wallace
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                        Actually, co-worker (I prefer cow-orker, too) is in fact a correct term. It is colleague that is often used incorrectly. The difference? Basically, cow-orkers are paid by the hour, and colleagues are salaried or stipended professionals.

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                        • L Lost User

                          It's not a word. The word is colleague. I know it's hard to spell and it sounds a little French but there is no such thing as a co-worker. If you really dislike the work colleague then use the term work mate.

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                          Kasterborus
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                          Would not the correct term be luser?

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