[Ads-l] Fuse vs Fuze?

[Jonathan Lighter]

> Nobody knows the meanings of any words, anymore, and just say/write what
they think they hear.

Humpty-Dumpty, demented egg, has finally won.

JL

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:15 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > BTW, "diffuse" might be taking over because
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> Nobody knows the meanings of any words, anymore, and just say/write what
> they think they hear. Like "Joey," lacking any knowledge of the causes of
> the Protestant Reformation, indulging his fellow-passengers at no charge.
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