From: ThosStew@aol.com
Date: Fri Apr 21 2000 - 07:33:28 PDT
In a message dated 4/20/2000 2:58:36 PM, bkdelong@pobox.com writes:
>Been there, done that argument WAY too many times. Give it up....it's not
>
>worth trying to reclaim the word
right on, alas. It was a special word, but it's gone. no more point in trying
to reclaim its old meaning than in trying to get "gay" to mean only cheerful,
an effort all but the last troglodytes have finally abandoned. English
changes. Si vouz voulez une langue que ne change pas, choisez une autre.
Tom
Tom
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