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Ahem
I am home!
In ten minutes, I'll be going to work and then class and then crashing and then work....
*deep breath*
But. I am home. Sleepy, but alive.
Chicago rush hour sucks ass.
I hate my boss.
Ooh. I'm so monosyllabic when deprived of protein.
oh.
BEVS! What the hell does 'turnpike' mean? As in, where's it from, what's the usage, etc, etc.
In ten minutes, I'll be going to work and then class and then crashing and then work....
*deep breath*
But. I am home. Sleepy, but alive.
Chicago rush hour sucks ass.
I hate my boss.
Ooh. I'm so monosyllabic when deprived of protein.
oh.
BEVS! What the hell does 'turnpike' mean? As in, where's it from, what's the usage, etc, etc.
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From dictionary.com:
turnI am not Bev. But that's okay.
From dictionary.com:
turnI am not Bev. But that's okay.
From dictionary.com:
turn·pike (tûrnpk)
n.
Abbr. Tnpk. or Tpk. A toll road, especially an expressway with tollgates.
A tollgate.
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[Middle English turnepike, spiked barrier : turnen, to turn; see turn + pike, sharp point; see pike5.]