Here's the title of a posting to a computer-related discussion list on the Internet: High School Student Pursing Carrer
Which only can mean ...
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working out the meaning of a text, for instance Chaucer's "The Parson's Tale". |
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what a purser does on a ship, handling paperwork and entertainment. |
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making women's purses, like a glover makes gloves, but with lots more room. |
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sticking out one's lips, purselike. |
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chasing something that recedes into the distance. |
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Thus, pursing or pursuing (or even Parsoning) such as...
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Tia Carrere, an actress. |
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Asia Carrera, another actress. |
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a common carrier, like FedEx, but more common, i.e., they lost your purse. |
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an out-of-control common plunge, as when you throw your purse off a bridge. |
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a caring person (or Purser on a common carrier);
one who cares better than he spells. |
We send our good wishes in the pursing of carrer, and even to pursuing career or careers, however distant; but not to extend to spelling reform.
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