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[Scot LaFaive]

It would be considered legitimate if enough people find it useful and
actually use it. As a side-note, I don't think you'll get royalty pay for
the word whenever it's used, so I'm not sure official recognition as the
coiner would matter much, except of course to name immortality.

Scot



On Jan 16, 2008 2:08 PM, Kevin Mulvina <Kevin at leds.ca> wrote:

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> Hello;
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>  I would like to submit a request that I be given official recognition,
> as the architect of an original word; could anyone advise me as to the
> procedure in having a word considered as legitimate, in English reference.
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> "Healthscare" is a new age fraud tactic, or for many a reality formed of
> highly efficient advertising campaigns of health based promotional lobby
> interests. Healthscare describes the actions of presenting information
> in linguistically deceptive terms, which appear to be rational in the
> short term. Fear which empowers legislative actions based in the fear
> [or appearance thereof] presented alone. The much cited term "there is
> no safe level" offers no real information, instead it offers only fear
> and apprehension. Oft times with devastating circumstances. The death
> camps of WW11 as an example were a result of eugenics principles, which
> created fear of the extinction of the human species caused by the
> procreation of so called lesser human beings. The bigotry and empowered
> hatred based in so called legitimate science, still lingers today, in
> spite of many efforts over the years to offset the demonstrative effects.
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> I first coined term Healthscare in numerous internet Blog discussions a
> few years back at a freedom of choice discussion group;
> http://mychoice.ca <http://mychoice.ca/>  . I have used the term
> numerous times in correspondence with media outlets, Civil rights, Human
> rights and medical discussion venues over the years. I have noticed the
> adaptation of the word in mainstream journalism of late, with no other
> source I could find prior to my invention. Its immediate recognition can
> be found in understanding its use. Although constantly my spell checker
> attempts to correct the spelling I submit "Healthscare" is and should
> remain a legitimate word. It can be used in conjunction with those who
> commit deceptive actions as in the term Healthscare Authority or
> Healthscare Professional who present themselves covertly in similar
> terms negating the "C" from the spelling.
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> Best Regards; Kevin Mulvina
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> 44 Gulliver Crescent
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> Brampton , Ontario , Canada , L6S1S9
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> Email kevin at leds.ca <mailto:kevin at leds.ca>
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> Rapid responses British Medical Journal
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> **** *[Note "Baffoonery" could also be evaluated as a legitimate word,
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