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SoftTalker • today at 1:40 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Mostly correct but peruse only means read in detail. Any other intended meaning is mistaken.


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gausswho • today at 3:05 AM

Funny, I noted that one but in the opposite direction. In North America I've never heard it used in anything but a casual sense. An unserious activity.

antonvs • today at 2:57 AM

Both Merriam-Webster and Cambridge dictionaries disagree.