"moist" (again)

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Dec 11, 2012, at 6:20 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Truly incredible. Rationally inexplicable.
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> It "nauseates" them, even when applied to cakes!
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> Makes me want to use it more. And eat more cake.

yes, it makes me want to stand up in a crowded theater and shout, "MOIST MOIST MOIST"

> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
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>> _The Huffington Post_  weighs in on the opprobrium of the word "moist":
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>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/hate-moist-word-alternatives_n_2259254.html
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