WOTY Candidate: Tase

[Wilson Gray]

Why?

-Wilson

On Dec 24, 2007 5:26 PM, Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I suggest we abbreviate the noun "back-formation" to the autologous
> "back-form".
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> m a m
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> On Dec 23, 2007 4:14 PM, Baker, John <JMB at stradley.com> wrote:
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> >        Tase is a back-formation from taser.
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