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Discussion Topic  RE: Degraded or changed words? (in The Vocabulary Forum) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degraded or changed words? (in The Vocabulary Forum) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degraded or changed words? (in The Vocabulary Forum) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Degraded or changed words? (in The Vocabulary Forum) by goofy
People have been complaining about English words being diminished in meaning since the 18th century.......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Thin notebooks (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: epicaricacy revisited (in Potpourri) by goofy
Indeed, lexicographers don't ignore a word just because a it's a synonym of another word. There mus......
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Discussion Topic  RE: epicaricacy revisited (in Potpourri) by goofy
Apparently from Greek ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chaucer Manuscripts -- discrepancy? (in The Written Word) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Chestnut? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Words that have reversed meaning (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
Also "trim" and "dust". And "cleave" - but that was originally 2 different words, so it probably doe......
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
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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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
Of course it's a real word, but it's nonstandard, which is what the OED says....
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
Well that seems pretty sound....
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
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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Discussion Topic  RE: tarmac (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
I don't actually have the OED... I have the "Concise Oxford Dictionary," and I have the Oxford Dicti......
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
Merriam-Webster....
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Discussion Topic  RE: preventive or preventative? (in Potpourri) by goofy
I think the AHD usage notes are a little bit prescriptive sometimes. And the NOAD usage notes are ve......
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