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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!WOOF.MUSIC.COLUMBIA.EDU!DCLISTS
  3. Message-ID: <9212200341.AA09286@woof.music.columbia.edu>
  4. Date:         Sat, 19 Dec 92 22:41:37 EST
  5. Sender:       Nota Bene List <NOTABENE@TAUNIVM.BITNET>
  6. From:         Dieter Christensen <dclists@WOOF.MUSIC.COLUMBIA.EDU>
  7. Subject:      real words
  8. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene
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  12. Deprovement ibn Dick it be - Roy Harris' "retrogradation" would be a
  13. retrogradration from deprovement, indeed. Oh, these Verschlimmbesserers!
  14.  
  15. After all, where in retrogradation is the element of intended improvement that
  16. only produces degradation? Retroprovement?? No!
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  18. It's late.
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  20. D. Christensen
  21. aka Shaib Abu Aidah al-Faari
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