I saw this headline in the paper and I was a little confused.
Cause of crash still undermined
Undermined? I had to look it up.
1 : to excavate the earth beneath : form a mine under
2 : to wash away supporting material from under
3 : to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
4 : to weaken or ruin by degrees
It is actually a word but I am sure they meant to put in undetermined in the headline of the story but just goofed. It might be fixed by now so I will have no supporting documentation. Oh well, just struck me funny this morning.
The old saying of Buffon’s that style is the man himself is as near the truth as we can get—but then most men mistake grammar for style, as they mistake correct spelling for words or schooling for education. Samuel Butler
Tuesday, August 24. 2004
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I'll vouch for you, Sam - it was still there at 0500. Yeah, it is kind of funny.
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DMerriman
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2004-08-24 06:04
It's in our copy of what Ed Kemmick calls the dead tree edition. There for all eternity or until the microfilm or whatever wears out.
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Chuck Rightmire
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2004-08-24 10:48
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