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01cite10Sesquipedalian12cite10yes puns, the actual words are like barren or infertile12br10This is a staggeringly unfunny attempt at humour.02br
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10I thought they were quite funny - but then it doesn't apply to me. Just be careful who you say them to.12br
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10But personally I'd rather be called inconceivable than 'genetically dead'. That really is a horrible phrase.10G'day Nona,12br
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10But personally I'd rather be called inconceivable (...)12br10So would I, though shouldn't it be 'inconceiving' (if we exist we can't be inconceivable)? But of course, the dubious 'pun' would then be lost. 02br
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00 'unimpregnable' would be more accurate.12blockquote10No! I think you've got this the other way round! The 01i00im02i00 prefix here is a negative ('not pregnable'), the same as the 01i00un02i00. Look up 01i00impregnable02i00! 05002br
01cite10CalifJim12cite11blockquote10 'unimpregnable' would be more accurate.22blockquote20No! I think you've got this the other way round! The 11i10im12i10 prefix here is a negative ('not pregnable'), the same as the 11i10un12i10. Look up 11i10
00it turns out that 'impregnable' has nothing to do with pregnant women12blockquote10Exactly! 050010id1