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To: The Philosopher who wrote (1914)	2/28/1999 11:10:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

<according to my dictionary, interject is still a transitive verb. > Yes, it is. But isn't there an argument to be made that the alternatives, such as 'interrupt' or 'interpolate,' don't have quite the same vivid meaning (of trying to throw some few words amongst the many,) and that there is an implied object to the 'interjects' in "one interjects at his own risk," (the sentence meaning, "one interjects anything (or any words) at his own risk.")? 'Interpolate' is either transitive or intransitive, and I can't see any argument in logic for an intransitive use of 'interpolate' that isn't also an argument for an intransitive use of 'interject.' If there is no logic to the rule, and the construction fills a meaning-need, surely the dictionary will catch up soon!