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• #27
ha ha
it would seem that this USED to be the case
Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage's article on this very subject."This was indeed a usage controversy until about WWII, by which time the 'remove (people)' sense had taken firm hold. According the MWDEU: 'The respectability of this sense is no longer subject to question.'"
so my statement only holds up pre-WW2...
so i'll get my badge and my coat...
and EVAC outta this thread
evacuate ones bowls ? isn't that correct ?