fodder (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

You mean "could explain."

JL

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:

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> > Yes, that's what I meant. A word other than "fodder" is needed after
> > "worldwide", while "fodder" only makes sense in the slot currently
> > held by "bonanza". Which suggests editorial sloppiness rather than
> > semantic shift.
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> "editorial sloppiness rather than semantic shift."  --- This explains
> much of what is noted on this listserv, I believe.
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