[Ads-l] Trading?

[Ben Zimmer]

"Trade on" is defined by OED3 as "to make use of for one's own ends; to
profit by; to take advantage of." Citations go back to Dickens (1843),
_Martin Chuzzlewit_: "He never speculated and traded on her pride in you."

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 4:45 AM victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> There are a few other gems in the piece - like "pretty instantly".
>
> How to Tell Nobel Winner Nadia Murad’s Story Without Trading on Her Pain
>
> https://www.truthdig.com/articles/how-to-tell-nobel-winner-nadia-murads-story-without-trading-on-her-pain/
>
>

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