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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (21084)	8/9/2001 10:35:13 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Main Entry: dis Pronunciation: 'dis Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): dissed; dis·sing Etymology: perhaps short for disrespect Date: 1986 1 slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : INSULT 2 slang : to find fault with : CRITICIZE I like the word because it seems to fit a unique niche. I don't know of any suitable synonym. Another expression I use a lot, half-assed, is vulgar, I know, but I have never been able to find a more socially acceptable way to express that idea, despite hours and hours with my nose in a thesaurus. Karen

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (21084)	8/9/2001 9:27:25 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Another example of street/jailhouse jargon seeping its way into the popular vocabulary. A lot of street/jailhouse jargon has a real gutsy utility to it, and many of the items being adopted will be valuable additions to the language. That's a lot more than I can say for the sterile and vacuous new age jargon that has emerged from the social sciences, the therapy room, and the world of consultants that assume that if nobody knows what they are really saying, everybody will think they are brilliant.