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Re: On malingering
- From: cyg Simple <cygsimple at gmail dot com>
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- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:38:37 -0500
- Subject: Re: On malingering
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On 3/9/2016 10:32 PM, Mark Geisert wrote:
> My coinage: malingering: mal- (something bad) + lingering (something
> hanging around)
>
> Dictionary: malingering: to pretend illness, especially in order to
> shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
>
> Moral of this story: When coining a new word, make sure it doesn't
> already exist with another meaning. Sheesh.
You can always coin a new meaning to an existing word. It's how
language evolves.
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cyg Simple