Is GENERICIDE a bad choice or morphemes?

[Joanne M. Despres]

The last time I remember this happening was in 1993, but I skipped
a bunch of DSNA meetings after that, so the custom might have
died out well afterwards, for all I know.

I apologize if I came across as anti-attorney.  Obviously, many
lawyers are extremely literate and scholarly; where would a
historical lexicographer be without them?  It just bugged me a lot to
be finger-wagged about how to handle sensitive lexicographical
matters by people who had an obvious financial interest in
shortchanging the purely linguistic side of things.  (If you're an
academic, imagine being herded into a room by budget-slashing
government officials and told, "Enough with the expensive
conferences and academic journals -- you intellectuals need to
make up your minds about what you think!")

Joanne

On 4 Mar 2005, at 16:28, RonButters at aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 3/4/05 1:44:14 PM, jdespres at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM writes:
>
>
> > At least we don't have to listen to lawyers lecture at us while
> > partaking of their wine and cheese.  (Ugh!  That Trademark Assn.-
> > sponsored reception used to be my least favorite part of DSNA
> > meetings.)
> >
> How long ago was that? I don't remember this at all, and personally would be
> in favor or reviving it!
>


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