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The -er suffix
  • Hawk can be a verb meaning "to hunt with a hawk". It can also be a verb meaning "To peddle goods aggressively, especially by calling out. "

    If they're hawking, i.e. hunting with a hawk, then they're a hawker.

  • What does "upstate" mean in the US?
  • I have never called any part of PA upstate. (Not that it's wrong that you do) Everyone I know calls the northern half of the eastern third of the state "the Northeast" or NEPA. Western PA is the entire western third of the state, and Central PA is for some reason only the southern half of the middle third of the state. I guess maybe the northern half of the middle third could be upstate, but I think I just don't have a word for it.

  • Fight hasn’t been ruled out as cause of Nex Benedict’s death, police say
  • Friends have told NBC News that Benedict was transgender and primarily went by he/him pronouns at school but also used they/them pronouns, which Benedict’s family also used. Several other friends said Benedict preferred he/him pronouns.

    I don't really care what his mother called him, but the quote from the article seems to disagree with you

  • What's everyone playing?
  • I was playing Donkey Kong for Gameboy, but save got corrupted when I was near the final level. Then I was playing Pokemon Pinball for Gameboy Color, and Pokemon: Fire Red and Warioware Inc. for Gameboy Advance.

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