February 10th, 2004, 07:03 PM
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Re: Where did my Horror go?
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Originally posted by Arryn:
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Originally posted by E. Albright:
intercomprehensibility
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This must be an example of that "language evolution" you alluded to. 
Oh, if only it were true.
Merriam-Webster Online definition for "inter-"
Look at definition 8. Eleventh line down.
[Tho' yeah, I was layin' it on a little thick. This is what happens when one absentmindedly changes one's locution halfway through. The inclusion of mutual was excessive, needless, unnecessary, redundent, gratuitous, and superfluous.]
[ February 10, 2004, 17:13: Message edited by: E. Albright ] |
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