Posted by zeugma on March 17, 2005, at 16:30:45
In reply to Re: abject, posted by sunny10 on March 17, 2005, at 9:42:37
Thanks for doing the dictionary work and digging up the etymology and illustrious uses (I had forgotten the Milton usage, reminds me of why I carried Paradise Lost everywhere with me for two years!).
We have become desensitized. It's our loss. I don't know if desensitization is going to reverse itself at some point. Thanks for the reply.
-z
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