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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Never heard of that source but I’m not surprised at anything anymore, after decades as a copyeditor watching the language get destroyed.

11 posted on 10/21/2023 3:20:03 PM PDT by firebrand

To: firebrand

The source was the Oxford English Language Dictionary. Merriam-Webster concurs.

12 posted on 10/22/2023 4:41:03 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)

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