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merrythought | 13:26 Tue 03rd Dec 2013 | Phrases & Sayings
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there exists a word to describe an unnecessary task such as tidying the house before the cleaner arrives . Any ideas ? TIA
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madness!!
13:28 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Guilt
13:29 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Futile ?
13:33 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Nugatory
13:58 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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I am fairly sure the answer I want is a noun _ yes I know that madness and guilt are both nouns ,but I trust they are "tongue in cheek"
15:06 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Obsessive...
18:46 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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vanity?
18:53 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Is it supererogatory?
18:55 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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hypocrisy?
18:55 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Superfluous
19:03 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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futile
19:05 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Preparation?
19:14 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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supernumerary
19:18 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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Merrythought, you used a perfectly suitable word in your original question: "unnecessary ".
19:24 Tue 03rd Dec 2013
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palaver
22:52 Wed 04th Dec 2013
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Stupid
20:14 Thu 05th Dec 2013
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Displacement activity ('tho two words!)
00:31 Tue 10th Dec 2013
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Pre-emptive (but doesn't carry the "unnecessary" connotation)
00:34 Tue 10th Dec 2013

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