... Peter Beale wrote: Mortimer wrote: No, electrocution means death by electric shock, whether ...>>> New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001) "electrocute: injure or kill someone by electric shock: 'a man was electrocuted on the rail track'" They even choose the ... interesting: I have always maintained that "electrocute" should only be used when the electric...
Peter Beale wrote: Mortimer wrote: No, electrocution means death by electric shock, whether ...>> New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001) "electrocute: injure or kill someone by electric shock: 'a man was electrocuted on the rail track'" They even choose the ...'s interesting: I have always maintained that "electrocute" should only be used when the electric ...
Mortimer wrote: No, electrocution means death by electric shock, whether accidental or as an ... New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001) "electrocute: injure or kill someone by electric shock: 'a man was electrocuted on the rail track'" They even choose the same ...'s interesting: I have always maintained that "electrocute" should only be used when the electric shock ...
Tom Anderson wrote: So, the word was coined (in the US) to mean execution, but within a year it had shifted to mean killing more generally, even in the US. Edison is believed to have introduced the word "electrocution" after a few false starts, see <http://edison.rutgers.edu/emort.htm> -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney <http://tinyurl.com/3b54af> (Remove dentures to reply)
... Chris Tolley wrote: disgoftunwells wrote: Electrocution for peeing on a railway ... comment about the subject line. (Electrocution is a form of execution,... Oxford Dictionary of English (2001) "electrocute: injure or kill someone by ... shock: 'a man was electrocuted on the rail track'" They even ...a strong electric current and electrocuted. 1899 Times 11 Apr. 1...
In message <mg1i84t1ll4uj45kdobqk3ndvrqh0k68ae@4ax.com>, at 23:50:40 on Thu, 24 Jul 2008, asdf <invalid@invalid.invalid> remarked: I think he's making a pedantic comment about the subject line. Which does in fact say *after* urinating, not *while* urinating. -- Roland Perry
...GMT, Chris Tolley wrote: disgoftunwells wrote: Electrocution for peeing on a railway track is a very harsh penalty ...pedantic comment about the subject line. (Electrocution is a form of execution, ...New Oxford Dictionary of English (2001) "electrocute: injure or kill someone by electric shock: 'a man was electrocuted on the rail track'" They even choose...
... On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:40:22 GMT, Chris Tolley wrote: disgoftunwells wrote: Electrocution for peeing on a railway track is a very harsh penalty indeed. Seems to be more .... I think he's making a pedantic comment about the subject line. (Electrocution is a form of execution, not accidental death.) I believe it was sci-fi...
...>On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:40:22 GMT, Chris Tolley wrote: disgoftunwells wrote: Electrocution for peeing on a railway track is a very harsh penalty indeed. Seems to be more a form.... I think he's making a pedantic comment about the subject line. (Electrocution is a form of execution, not accidental death.) Not on the RHS ...
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:40:22 GMT, Chris Tolley wrote: disgoftunwells wrote: Electrocution for peeing on a railway track is a very harsh penalty indeed. Seems to be more a form of karma than a penalty. I think he's making a pedantic comment about the subject line. (Electrocution is a form of execution, not accidental death.)
