While it doesn't pertain to a particular word, IMHO it very much belongs here. I like inselpeter's (and others who have replied) idea that we have some standards (constitution, agreement, whatever) on this board.

I don't disagree with you here, ewein, but I think we're discussing a moot point. I think you'll find most everyone here agrees that there should be standards (oopsie -- prolly shouldn't speak for anyone else) but haven't we discussed them to death now? Inselpeter's original post was perfectly legitimate and I'm sorry if I communicated in any way that I didn't think that it was a truly valuable post in the appropriate forum. Thus my suggestion was that we all get on out of I&A and get into the healthy, perfectly reasonable, high standard of discussions about words and language going on in the other fora.

Pack up yer wagons, folk... off we go to Q&A, Wordplay and Fun or even a little [cheeky grin-e] Miscellany!