On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 04:13:16PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > On Oct 2, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: > > > Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > >> Had an email back from the list saying my post is delayed pending review > >> by Doug - and that my post may contain 'administriva'. > >> > >> Can someone please tell me what in tarnation is this? > > > > I need an adequate definition of "tarnation" first. > > (Seriously, I've always wondered what "tarnation" means.) > > tarnation: used in exclamations as a euphemism for "damnation". Origins in > the late 18th century. > > administrivia: becoming common shorthand for "administrative trivia", trans.: > "here's a bunch of miscellaneous facts and directives you need to know about > X that you want to use/learn/operate/enjoy/etc.".
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