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tsu as a former prescriptivist I can well concur about "decimate." Once upon a time it had a prefectly clear and specific meaning as reduced by a tenth, but then I suppose came to mean weakened, before its present usage as to obliterate
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Wry or Dry "sense of humor" - redux CarlAdler 02/11/08 03:02 PM Re: Wry or Dry "sense of humor" - redux dalehileman 02/11/08 03:51 PM Re: aestival & autumnal zmjezhd 02/11/08 04:07 PM Re: aestival & autumnal dalehileman 02/11/08 04:53 PM Re: aestival & autumnal BranShea 02/11/08 06:27 PM Re: aestival & autumnal Jackie 02/12/08 02:55 AM Re: aestival & autumnal Zed 02/12/08 06:36 AM Re: aestival & autumnal AnnaStrophic 02/12/08 01:53 PM Re: aestival & autumnal belMarduk 02/13/08 12:15 AM Re: lame and dry BranShea 02/12/08 01:59 PM
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