everyone should have a good dictionary. . . .

[Joel S. Berson]

At 11/11/2012 10:49 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>On Nov 11, 2012, at 9:11 AM, George Thompson wrote:
>
> > . . . especially when rioting.  From today's NYTimes (Sunday)
> > In 2000, a tabloid antipedophile campaign led to vigilante attacks in
> > which, at one point, a crowd
> > confused<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/aug/30/childprotection.society>
> > the
> > words pedophile and pediatrician and vandalized the home of an innocent
> > doctor.
> >
> > There is a link in the on-line Times to a story from The Guardian, late
> > August, 2000:
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/aug/30/childprotection.society
> >
> > GAT
>At least the two are cognates, so the rioters get part credit.  How
>about those poor podiatrists?
>
>LH

And an "ist" surely must be doing something unspeakable to somebody.

Joel

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