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I always wondered how hardcore etymologists (?) feel watching certain history shows or sci-fi knowing that there's no way they could be using certain words or phrases.
I assume it's roughly the same feeling programmers get when some TV character "creates a GUI interface using visual basic to track the killer's IP address."
I'm an IT dude (part software dev, part network admin) and I like etymology. Can confirm.
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I’m in.
Depends. A show taking place in the 80s where the kids are saying "poggers" and "rizz" would be pretty jarring.
you have to have some yarbels to get me gulliver to watch 80s baffoonery.