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[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 03:47:41PM -0700, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>
>  Jesse, you might consider revising OED "intercourse," n.,
> 2.d. The pre-1963 exx., though relevant, are all entirely
> euphemistic and require an adjective to communicate what's
> really going on. Current use obviously doesn't. )

Don't worry, this kind of thing is high on the list of
stuff to handle at revision time.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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