Legit: should the crucial verb end with '-imize' or '-imate'?
Article Abstract:
The proper verb form of legitimacy is discussed. Quotations used in the oral arguments on the Florida election, a Woody Allen quote and the origin of 'sidekick' are also reviewed.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Eviscerate: a verb that goes for the guts
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The origin and current usage of war terms such as 'eviscerate', the correct spelling of 'Al-Qaeda,' and the origin of the phrase 'run the table' are analyzed.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Roll's roles: verb's informal sense achieves heroic status
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The use of the phrase "let's roll" by United Airlines Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer before attempting, with his fellow passengers, to regain control of the plane from terrorists, is the starting point for a consideration of the verb's etymology.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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