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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=656002313-20102004></SPAN>C<SPAN
class=656002313-20102004>ould the prototypical scenario be "depletion" or
"loss"?</SPAN><SPAN class=656002313-20102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=656002313-20102004>And what
would the prototypical antonym be?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=656002313-20102004>For "brain
drain" as depletion or loss of intellectual and technical
personnel,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=656002313-20102004></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=656002313-20102004></SPAN>t<SPAN class=656002313-20102004>he
neat "brain gain" has been coined. I think it is neat for it's
punchiness</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=656002313-20102004>and it
rhymes. But "gain" evokes an idea different from
"drain".</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=656002313-20102004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=656002313-20102004>Fritz
Goerling</SPAN><SPAN class=656002313-20102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3> </FONT></SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT>Ron Moe said:<BR>We may be trying to be a bit more specific
with the meaning of 'drain' than <BR>we should be. As with many words, 'drain'
activates a prototypical scenario. <BR>Various aspects of the scenario can be
commented on:<BR><BR>1. The bathroom sink is draining slowly.<BR>2. I think
I've got the sink fixed. At least the water is draining now.<BR>3. You forgot
to drain the water in the sink.<BR>4. This is the pipe that drains the
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