Synonymy avoidance

[Mark A. Mandel]

        [Jonathan Lighter:]
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Technically, yes. But the RCH appears to have been the accepted measure for
at least sixty years.  Any switch to the BCH standard would require
extensive industrial recalibration that could result in a slowing of
economic growth.

Cf. the ill-fated attempt to "go metric" many years ago.
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>From another thread:
   >>>>>
The circus folk not only have a slang of their own, but as they are past
masters in the general slang of the day they talk a jargon which would be
simply unintelligible to the uninitiated.
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Help! I obviously missed something. What are we talking about?

-- Mark
[This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]