[Ads-l] Words Gone Wild

[George Thompson]

The conspiracy on the part of "descendant" to usurp the place held by right
by "ancestor" has had at least early success.

Now "defraud" is attempting a coup against "deceive".

*Petition to President Obama and the Department of Justice:*
*“Prosecute ExxonMobil for its 20 year campaign to knowingly defraud the
American public about the danger posed by fossil fuels and climate change.”
*
And "benefactor" is putting "beneficiary" on the defensive.
You have been selected as recipient/benefactor for $5Million Dollars

Where will it all end?  What will be the next hard-working word to find the
lock changed on the door?
GAT (dismayed)

-- 
George A. Thompson
The Guy Who Still Looks Stuff Up in Books.
Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern
Univ. Pr., 1998..

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