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To: Netz

Decimate means “to reduce by 1/10”. It’s going to take far more than that, I’m afraid. Far, far more.

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35 posted on 09/25/2016 8:03:35 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Lurker
Decimate means “to reduce by 1/10”. It’s going to take far more than that, I’m afraid. Far, far more.

That was the original definition, modern usage is to reduce to 1/10th.

I'm fairly certain even that may not be enough.

39 posted on 09/25/2016 8:23:09 AM PDT by null and void (America is sick. We will find out if the disease is fatal come November.)
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