In a 1978 essay in the journal American Speech, Lighter, writing with Bethany K. Dumas, said of slang, "We are all sure it exists, most of us are sure we know what it is, and many of us are sure that everyone else agrees with us".
I knew they existed, sure, and that if I managed to avoid being caught with my crib notes, one day I would join their ranks.
They exist, sure, but you won't find them with Google and they never, ever show them in their "Discover" browsing system.
Kodak will still exist, sure, but primarily as a purveyor of desktop printers as well as online and retail photo printing services.
It sounds like an unfortunate accident — and a strong argument for watercraft insurance (if it exists), and making sure that folks really know how to use our pricey toys before we hand them over.
It exists to make sure you know exactly how much more popular everyone else is, casually informing you that 14 of your friends were tagged in the album "Fun without Tom Meltzer".
I like to call this the "monk culture" aspect of academics: Only if you love research enough to sacrifice yourself completely to the system as it exists can you be sure you belong there.
On the host side, Airbnb offers hosts a free service whereby a photographer is dispatched to the rental space in order to capture it in all its glory and make sure it exists.
Whatever Pittsburgh's shitty thing is, and I'm not sure it exists but it might, it's great that Pittsburgh has its own shitty thing.
