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jects to “escappee.” The court abo-J lished “escapee” four years ago, but* the abominable noun keeps coming* back. Let us use “fugitive” instead, t
Wendy Cole of Las Vegas is! irked by “preventative,” and asksj for a writ of expulsion from the lan-« guage. Writ granted! The court sees! no reason to let the variant “pre-| ventative” hang around when a sim- J pie “preventive” is here to do the; job. This is in line with precedents! expelling “orientate” as a fancy way! of saying “orient.” J
Tom Bagnal of Mount Airy,; N.C., urges the court to abolish* “moneys,” as in “state tax moneys” So ordered! Whether one spells this!useless plural “moneys” or “monies,”* the word looks funny and sounds; funny. Away with it! !■'
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On that magisterial note the! court adjourns, but will return when summer flowers in the land. *
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