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  1. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!pipex!demon!gtoal
  3. From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
  4. Subject: Re: Sexist hypocrites
  5. Message-ID: <BzyHM2.Gv0@demon.co.uk>
  6. Sender: news@demon.co.uk
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: pizzabox.demon.co.uk
  8. Organization: Cuddlehogs Anonymous
  9. References: <38052@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> <1992Dec27.174634.18263@u.washington.edu> <1992Dec28.002401.1938@ra.msstate.edu>
  10. Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 06:20:25 GMT
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  13. In article <1992Dec28.002401.1938@ra.msstate.edu> wkl1@Ra.MsState.Edu
  14.  (Wing-Keong Loke the consummate chronic prevaricator) writes:
  15.  
  16. Tell me, are you *proud* of being a liar or are you one of that growing band
  17. of ignoramuses who think 'prevaricator' means 'procrastinator'?
  18.  
  19. (And who was it was asking for a list of common solecisms?  This one has
  20. to be near the top of the list - I've seen *all* the major 'quality' papers
  21. in Britain use it now.  And politicians and interviewers.)
  22.  
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