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From: hav@dual.UUCP (Helen Anne Vigneau)
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Subject: Re: Semantic Reversals (irregardless) (Postscript)
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Date: Wed, 6-Mar-85 15:00:47 EST
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=> I'd say my face is red, except that I think the ones with the red faces
=> should be the editors of AHD.  Honestly, now, who out there thinks that
=> nonstandard words should be included in the dictionary as acceptable usages?
=> (This is a serious question.)  Colloquialisms like "ain't" are one thing, but
=> *wrong* usages?

It really makes me wonder whether perhaps I should rethink my preference in
dictionaries.  AHD has been my favorite since my father (who was at the time
an English literature professor) got a complimentary copy when it first came
out.  Now I'm not so sure . . .

Helen Anne
 
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