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> Looking at Google hits, I don't believe "cross-section" has
> established itself as a verb outside of jargon and informal speech, so
> I would not use it in writing intended for publication. To me it looks
> semi-literate.
>
> You can find a lot of dubious jargon and neologisms in online
dictionaries.
So you're saying that Google hits are more authoritative than
Merriam-Webster? That jargon and informal speech are more likely to be
in one of our foremost mainstream dictionaries than in the sum total of
all web pages? Really? :-)
As I said, though, I'd look for a more elegant way to say whatever
needed to be said. So I'm in violent agreement with you on that. ;-)
Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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