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August 01, 2011, 17:51
Geoff
despoliation?
In an essay for Common Dreams dot org, Peter Yarrow used the word, "despoliation." Never heard of it. Did Yarrow do a Dubya?


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August 01, 2011, 20:26
Kalleh
I hadn't heard of it, but it seems to mean the act of plundering or the state of being despoiled. How was it used?
August 02, 2011, 01:01
arnie
It's a perfectly cromulent word, used since at least 1657.


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August 02, 2011, 12:42
Geoff
Well, Yarrow knows more about language than I thought! And, I see arnie has overdosed on The Simpsons. Big Grin


It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti