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TimK65 on Dec 6, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Debian opens a can of username worms

There are three uses of the word "drop," all of which are correct.

The latter-day meaning of "drop" is an abomination.

toast0 on Dec 6, 2024 [–]

I dropped X off at Y. Then X dropped off the face of the map, never to be seen again.

Many words and phrases in English are self-antonyms.

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