participate in = 'partake of'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Better, 'partake of, esp. on more than one occasion.'

JL


On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-dysthymia-hidden-depression-211400613.html
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> "I penned depressing, dark poems and suicidal short stories as a teenager.
> Living in a small town, I participated in drugs and alcohol."
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> I have, unfortunately, heard this before.
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> JL
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