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Postby Bailey » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:41 am

pur·port (pr-pôrt, -prt)
tr.v. pur·port·ed, pur·port·ing, pur·ports
1. To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; profess: selfish behavior that purports to be altruistic.
2. To have the intention of doing; purpose.
n. (pûrpôrt, -prt)
1. Meaning presented, intended, or implied; import. See Synonyms at substance.
2. Intention; purpose.



[Middle English purporten, to set forth, from Anglo-Norman purporter : pur-, forth (from Latin pr-; see pro-1) + porter, to carry (from Latin portre; see per-2 in Indo-European roots).]

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Postby gailr » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:48 am

Will you purst'b'rd on your return? :wink:

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Postby Bailey » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:58 pm

Will you purst'b'rd on your return? :wink:
I realy don't want to do this but... HUH?

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Postby Stargzer » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:28 pm

Does Gailr park her cats under a purrport?
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Postby Perry » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:28 am

I would like to know how my carport got designed onto the starboard side of my house?
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Postby gailr » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:29 pm

Will you purst'b'rd on your return? :wink:
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Postby sluggo » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:12 pm

Will you purst'b'rd on your return? :wink:
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Thanks Mark. I too was flummoxed here. It was like a language with no written vowels. Ever seen such a thing, Perry?

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Postby Stargzer » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:22 am

I HAVE!

HERE!

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Postby Perry » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:20 am

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Thanks Mark. I too was flummoxed here. It was like a language with no written vowels. Ever seen such a thing, Perry?

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Postby Slava » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:08 pm

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I don't recall seeing this one before, but it's great. Fantastic commentary on modern cell-phone texting, too, wouldn't you say? Just where is technology taking us?
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Re: purport

Postby Slava » Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:19 am

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With this one being, in my opinion, somewhat misused, or at least overused, in current reporting, I'd like to re-re-suggest it. It's being used as a synonym for 'claim', but ignoring the usual sense of 'knowingly false claim'.
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