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[trixtah]

If there isn't a term for it, I'm inventing it now.

Dear people on mailing lists:

The people who dominate are called dominants

And while I'm here, to half the techies in the world:

Administrators administer their systems/networks. Nobody "administrates" anything.

No love,

Trix

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[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

:::headdesk:::

It's odd though: I very rarely hear those unfortunate words *said*.

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

Some people shouldn't be allowed to write, anywhere. As for "administrate", alas alas, I have heard people *say* it. Bloody illiterate techies.

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

Oh them.

They obviously have insufficient theobromine in their diets.