[Ads-l] decimation

[Laurence Horn]

On Jan 7, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Charles C Doyle wrote:

> 
> "I was devastated and decimated by the trial," said Christopher Darden, one of the prosecuting attorneys in the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
> 
> Does "decimated" there indicate that Mr. Darden lost weight?
> 
> --Charlie

Maybe just a tenth of his weight.  That would work for me; maybe I should take on a high-profile defense.

LH

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