[Ads-l] "bickerments"

[GEOFFREY NUNBERG]

From the SF Chron, June 12:

[Klay] Thompson, either via a slip of the tongue or because of his deep knowledge of obsolete English terms, also dropped an amazing word into his explanation of the team's occasional squabbles. "Guys get into small bickerments," he said. http://tinyurl.com/ybqbu3zg
The writer had obviously never heard the word before, nor had I, but it turns out that it’s out there: http://tinyurl.com/y8zqv3dg

Geoff

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