[conspire] Correction

[Nick Moffitt]

I would prefer not to receive any further correspondence from you, Texx.

On 26Mar2020 10:31am (-0700), Texx wrote:
> We have a LOT of words we dont need, many originating in the ebonics
> dialect and apparently resistance to adopt ebonic words into the mainstream
> has become a racist act.
> Its this excessive political correctness that brought the Cretin in Chief
> to power.
> 
> And very soon, I am going to be forced to appologize for calling him a
> cretin.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 2:31 AM Nick Moffitt <nick at zork.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 25Mar2020 04:26pm (+0000), paulz at ieee.org wrote:
> > >  While we are correcting math misconceptions, the word "decimate" has
> > been widely used in recent years and the original meaning greatly
> > distorted.   Decimate has the same root word as "decimal".
> > >
> > > Decimation was a draconian punishment of a unit in the Roman army.  1
> > out of 10 solders in the unit was executed.   Details at:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_army)
> >
> > I forget who originally said it, but it was certainly someone very wise:
> >
> >         "Does the English language really *need* a word meaning 'destroy
> > one-tenth of'?"
> >
> >
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> 
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> R "Texx" Woodworth
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