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Sunday, July 1, 2012

If You Say This You Sound Stupid: Deprecate vs. Depreciate

Deprecate: talking bad about something

Depreciate: making something into something of lesser value

That one little "i" makes a great big difference. It is the difference between knowing what you are trash-talking about and sounding like you don't know what the language is worth. Sad but true.

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