BRITNEY REBUTTAL!!

Fri Dec 8 13:51:42 UTC 2006

Yet so often "refute" is heard (or read) when "rebut" is meant!

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 05:23:04 -0800
>From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: BRITNEY REBUTTAL!!
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>
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>Fox News headlines "Britney's Rebuttal."  Since Ms. Spears's web statement on Pantygate is an admission of error, it's hardly a "rebuttal"; it's a "response," "reply," or "explanation."
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>  Read it now: http://www.britneyspears.com/
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>  Not the first time I've encountered this usage.
>
>  JL
>

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