Re: Pet peeve words

Subject: Re: Pet peeve words
From: Mindy Mae <mindymae -at- TECHREPS -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:35:20 -0600

"Defense" and "irate" as verbs:

"Defense the perimeter."
"That topic was brought up just to irate him."

And:

actionable
discussant (a participant in a discussion -- aaauughh!)

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