A new usage?

[Bill Le May]

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> From ZDNet:
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> "AT&T censors Pearl Jam, _sparking up_ net-neutrality debate."
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> I was under the impression that the only thing that could be
> sparked _up_ was a J.


I always heard "blazed up"

Heard, mind you, not did.

Yes, only heard.

Bill Le May

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