Re: (Slight) HUMOUR: Banned Words

Subject: Re: (Slight) HUMOUR: Banned Words
From: Jo Baer <jbaer -at- mailbox1 -dot- tcfbank -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 17:35:36 -0600

Oh, sure. Give us a serious, logical answer with some application to tech writing. What fun are you?

Jo

Bruce Byfield wrote:

> Misti Tucker wrote:
>
> >Because these words are created by people with no affinity for language who don't realize that there's a perfectly acceptable word already. ;)
> >
> Except, of course, the affinity of using it every day. :-)
>
> Word coining, both the preposterous and the useful, has a long history
> in English.


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References:
Re: (Slight) HUMOUR: Banned Words: From: Misti Tucker
Re: (Slight) HUMOUR: Banned Words: From: Bruce Byfield

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