"migrate", v.tr., a sort-of untracked sense

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/11/2012 02:27 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:

>By divesting the account, the bank also divested itself of its client, you,
>especially in the context of explaining to you how the sale of your account
>affects you. I would find their recognition of your humanity surprising,
>but appropriate.

Makes one wonder to just whom one's account has been sold (AKA
"divested").  And what is the "divestee" -- the acount, its former
owner, or the entity to whom the account has been sold.

Joel

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