To: elhombrelibre
Bloggers and First Amendment enthusiasts are exercised over the proposition that the federal government might begin to regulate blogs. Am I the only one who found the use of this word peculiar in this context? Is there even a definition of the word "exercised" which extends it to be used as an adjective?
27 posted on
03/14/2005 1:11:13 PM PST by
TChris
(Lousy homophobic FReeper troll, religious right, VRWC member)
To: TChris
Sounds to me like their fat mouths were being exercised.
30 posted on
03/14/2005 1:19:27 PM PST by
flada
To: TChris
I've seen it used that way. "Exercise your rights," for example.
41 posted on
03/14/2005 3:44:26 PM PST by
elhombrelibre
(How many days has it been since John Kerry said he'd sign an SF 180?)
To: TChris
Not a common usage, but it is a legit one. See dictionary.com.
5 a. To absorb the attentions of, especially by worry or anxiety.
5 b. To stir to anger or alarm; upset: an injustice that exercised the whole community.
50 posted on
03/15/2005 10:48:53 PM PST by
LibertarianInExile
(The South will rise again? Hell, we ever get states' rights firmly back in place, the CSA has risen!)
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