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Why couldn't the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?

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[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

commercial segways

I'm amused at the linguistic backport that just occurred here.

[–] Starbuck@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’m sure they meant segue here

segue 1 of 3 imperative verb se·​gue ˈse-(ˌ)gwā ˈsā- 1: proceed to what follows without pause —used as a direction in music 2: perform the music that follows like that which has preceded —used as a direction in music

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No, I totally meant those little upright, lean-to go forward scooter things. 👀

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago

I’m sure they meant segue here

Correct. The amusing part being that "Segway" was intentionally chosen as a play on the actual word "segue". Hence the phrase "linguistic backport".