prefixtual

[Douglas G. Wilson]

> From James J. Kilpatrick's syndicated column:
>
>"Over the past 200 years, the prefixtual trend for adjectives of
>opposition has moved steadily in favor of 'in.'"
>
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucjk/20060213/cm_ucjk/theinscrutablemrgreenspan
>http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=269532&Category=14
>
>(Jocular pseudo-learnedism, or genuine stupidism? You decide.)

He must mean "prefixtural trend", i.e., not a global trend but one
localized to his prefixture. (^_^)

-- Doug Wilson


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