Re: [ADS-L] LSSU Ba nished Words list, 2008

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 1/2/08 5:06:54 PM, dave at WILTON.NET writes:


> I kind of like "authored." In this world of ghostwritten books, it serves a
> useful purpose. To "author" a book is to claim the words as one's own,
> regardless of whether or not one actually wrote them.
>

Me2. And in general, if common usages and new words served no purpose, they
would not exist.


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