Dept of Lower Culture: Fornificating

[Steve Hicks]

In a message dated 3/20/02 1:52:43 PM Central Standard Time,
laurence.horn at YALE.EDU writes:


> Sic though it may be, it's also an apparent back-formation.  There
> are 400 (count 'em) google hits on "fornification"


       And how can we talk about word-formation with
"fornication" and not give a nod to "Californicate,"
the degradation caused by refugees from the Golden
State.  Is the term still in use ?


                                                             Steve Hicks