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oh shaddup :) *duck*
On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Robert Dewar wrote:
> homologate is an unusual word, but an old one. From OED-2, the meaning
> that applies is 1b
>
> spec. in Sc. Law. To ratify or rebder valid (a deed in itself defective
> or informal) by some subsequent act which expresses or implies assent to it.
>
> First reference is 1765
>
> Its use in this context seems wrong. I don't know who at IBM loves long words
> without quite understanding them :-) There is a lot to be said for plain
> language!
>
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