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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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"Geoffrey" is the nerd way to spell "Jeffery"
Aug 24, 2021, 10:31 AM
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Fight me.
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if by nerd you mean 'ghey', then yes***
Aug 24, 2021, 10:32 AM
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They're pronounced different.***
Aug 24, 2021, 10:33 AM
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explain***
Aug 24, 2021, 11:04 AM
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Re: explain***
Aug 24, 2021, 2:35 PM
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Geoffrey - JOFFF-REEE
Jeffrey - JEFFF-REEEE
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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Geoffrey is the nerd way to pronounce Jeffrey***
Aug 24, 2021, 6:11 PM
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If your name is Jeff...
Aug 24, 2021, 10:34 AM
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and you officiate competitive sports events, does that make you a Jefferee?
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Oculus Spirit [78892]
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Geoffrey
Aug 24, 2021, 10:34 AM
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is a giraffe
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Do you feel this way mostly because Toys R Us went bankrupt?***
Aug 24, 2021, 10:35 AM
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Jeff thinks both ways are "nerdy"***
Aug 24, 2021, 10:35 AM
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It's just Anglicized, is all.***
Aug 24, 2021, 10:46 AM
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That is, Jeffrey is the Anglicized version.
Aug 24, 2021, 10:47 AM
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Geoffrey is the "original".
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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NERD ALERT***
Aug 24, 2021, 11:07 AM
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All-In [26968]
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I recently subscribed to the "Words for Granted" podcast.
Aug 24, 2021, 11:52 AM
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It is dedicated to discussing interesting word origins and other language topics.
https://www.wordsforgranted.com/ Words for Granted is the longest running historical linguistics and etymology podcast.
I'm just gonna lean into the nerd thing. Why not?
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Solid, you flipped the "rey" to "ery" for extra prodding.***
Aug 24, 2021, 11:14 AM
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COOL KID, RIGHT HERE***
Aug 24, 2021, 11:14 AM
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Good one Stephen!***
Aug 24, 2021, 11:14 AM
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Uh, it's Phteve, bruh***
Aug 24, 2021, 11:15 AM
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Now we know that FBCoach and
Aug 24, 2021, 11:24 AM
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Steve are the same person.
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Okay, Leslie***
Aug 24, 2021, 12:56 PM
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When the world slips you a Jeffrey
Aug 24, 2021, 2:34 PM
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Stroke the furry wall
Stroke the furry wall
Why the #### is it called a Jeffrey?
Because who could be scared of a Jeffrey?
Yeah, Jeffrey's just this nice bloke from down the road, isn't he?
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