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RE: Degraded or changed words?
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February 20, 2008 07:29
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February 18, 2008 06:23
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People have been complaining about English words being diminished in meaning since the 18th century.......
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February 17, 2008 12:11
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February 15, 2008 23:17
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Indeed, lexicographers don't ignore a word just because a it's a synonym of another word. There mus......
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February 15, 2008 06:48
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Apparently from Greek ......
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February 12, 2008 06:55
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February 10, 2008 17:34
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February 08, 2008 21:33
RE: Words that have reversed meaning
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Also "trim" and "dust". And "cleave" - but that was originally 2 different words, so it probably doe......
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February 08, 2008 18:38
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February 07, 2008 21:19
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February 06, 2008 22:04
RE: preventive or preventative?
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ok, I see what you mean. But the OED entry just doesn't say it's only used humorously, it says "no......
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February 06, 2008 20:16
RE: preventive or preventative?
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Of course it's a real word, but it's nonstandard, which is what the OED says....
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February 06, 2008 07:02
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Well that seems pretty sound....
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February 05, 2008 20:47
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So does the OED have a note on irregardless similar to the NOAD's? The NOAD has notes on all the pop......
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February 05, 2008 05:34
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February 04, 2008 12:41
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I don't actually have the OED... I have the "Concise Oxford Dictionary," and I have the Oxford Dicti......
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February 03, 2008 20:05
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Merriam-Webster....
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February 03, 2008 16:11
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I think the AHD usage notes are a little bit prescriptive sometimes. And the NOAD usage notes are ve......
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