Erasure
"He got an erasure, which was shaped like a Lego." A what? Did somebody mean eraser? 86.154.56.36 (talk) 10:00, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Possible copyright violation
I don't know whether this constitues a violation or not, but a few of the examples given seem to be taken verbatim from this book:
Williams, Joseph. Style Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Ltd., 1995 (paperback).
Here are the ones I saw which exactly (or closely) matched examples given in the book:
- "The police are conducting an investigation into the matter. The police are investigating the matter." (book p.31)
- "These arguments all depend on a single, unproven claim. This decision can lead to costly consequences." (book p.33)
- "I do not understand either her meaning or his intentions. I do not understand either what she meant or what he intends." (not identical but very similar, book p.33)
- some of the shorter examples earlier in the article (ex "applicability (from applicable)") but these seem less offending than entire sentences
--WayneMokane 19:01, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
That's because he invented the word. I doubt there really needs to be such an article, or that the idea is gaining wider usage. --139.80.123.34 (talk) 01:44, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
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