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[Fritz Goerling]

Do they?  Dictionary-makers can redefine something until they are blue in
the face.
A definition has to follow usage, as far as I am concerned. There needs to
be a
critical mass for a term to be redefined.
It will be hard to redefine the institution of "marriage", just when I think
of what
is considered "marriage" in the three monotheistic religions and in
traditional religions.

Fritz Goerling


  phil cash cash wrote:

   Dictionaries take lead in redefining modern marriage
  http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040524-103201-1169r.htm
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