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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: aestival & autumnal zmjezhd #173450 02/11/08 04:53 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA 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 dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,371 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 888 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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