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Corrective

A procedure which has consistently corrected a specific type of error.
The corrective the commission ordered solved the problem.
by but for October 25, 2017
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I am not receiving emails from you

What one urbandictionary.com contributor is asking the staff here.
This urbandictionary.com contributor is asking why “ I am not receiving emails from you, urbandictionary.com, for months ?”

I’ll submit new words and get no feedback.

Please help, thank you.
by but for July 5, 2022
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error-free

Error-free is a way to live, work, and play by doing what is necessary to not commit any errors.
Though one cannot always determine immediately after executing a specific action whether it was a success, a failure, or an error, time usually answers that question. Living error-free demands greater concentration and skill, is advantageous and well worth it.
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Conversation Recording and Review

Recording a conversation and reviewing what was said.
Recording a conversation and reviewing what the other party and I said helps me improve how I speak. Recordings can also be used to prove that someone said or did not say something. Conversation Recording and Review is so helpful speech teachers are asking their students to do it.
by but for May 6, 2018
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diff

The apcope of "different." A simpler way to say "different."
She is "diff," means she is "different." It is an apocope, a type of word that cuts off the last syllable or syllables of a word; the way bike, (all) caps, deli, demo, diff, dis, exam, fries, gas, info, intro, limo, peds, perp, rehab, rep, specs, stats, and others do.
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scientific living

Living by applying the scientific method to make the most important decisions, all along doing all one can to never make a decision based solely on an emotion.
Individuals who live scientifically make the most important decisions only after taking the scientific method's six steps: 1) asking a question, 2) doing background research, 3) constructing a hypothesis, 4) testing the hypothesis by doing an experiment, 5) analyzing the data and drawing a conclusion, and 6) writing down the results.

Scientific living also entails doing a great deal of observation, writing down as much as possible what one perceives, along with prioritizing, planning, and calculating likely outcomes.

The opposite of scientific living is living 'spur of the moment.'
by but for January 8, 2018
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eighty-five percenter

An individual who always ( or almost always ) eats only eighty-five percent of what most people would eat in each meal, in order to enjoy an easier and better digestion, not feel stuffed and continue feeling somewhat light, enjoy a perfect ( thus easy ) bowel movement the next day, and stay healthy, happy, and young.
30-years ago, Bonnie told me about remembering to only eat eighty-five percent of each meal. Now I do that about ninety-seven percent of the time. That makes me an eighty-five percenter.

For those who prefer not to start a sentence with a number,

the traditional format follows

Thirty-years ago, Bonnie told me about remembering to only eat eighty-five percent of each meal. Now I do that about ninety-seven percent of the time. That makes me an eighty-five percenter.
by but for October 12, 2018
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