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This post is archived from my Posterous blog, which shut down in 2012. Some posts have been edited slightly to fix typographical errors, correctly represent the gender of some individuals, and remove unnecessarily-gendered language. You can view the full archive here.

This is what you see when you start the process of filling out a passport application on the State Department web site.

A screenshot of a portion of a web page. It says "Apply Online" with a large button labeled "Submit".

Submit?

So far as I know, the word “submit” only has two meanings. Since I haven’t even started my application, I’m clearly not presenting an application to a body for consideration. The only other meaning of “submit” is to yield to a superior force, so…

Wait, never mind. It makes perfect sense.