Date:    Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:03:34 -0400
<br>From:    "Bethany K. Dumas" <dumasb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTK.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: "incent"
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<br>On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Beverly Flanigan wrote:
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<br>> Comments for both Mark and Bethany:  Backformations, like incentive, n. -->
<br>> incent, v. are common
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<br>Of course. I don't think anyone has questioned that.
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<br>> Nor is 'grow' as tr. verb new.
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<br>I suggested that it is "relatively new," and teh evidence that I have
<br>seen suggests that it is. I don't recall any instances in the 50s or 60s
<br>or even 70s. I associate its use  with Clinton's term in office. Can
<br>anyone provide decades-earlier examples? I would be interested.
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<br>Again, the problem I have with these terms is strictly semantic.
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<br>Bethany
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