League pulls RM-11306

[Scott Johnson]

By adding definitions to a word, we dilute its meaning. 

Scott
---- Walt Van Arsdale <varsdale at verizon.net> wrote: 
> See definitions 3b and 3c below:
> 
> Main Entry: vi·a·ble
> Pronunciation: 'vI-&-b&l
> Function: adjective
> Etymology: French, from Middle French, from vie life, from Latin vita --
> more at VITAL
> 1 : capable of living; especially : having attained such form and
> development as to be normally capable of surviving outside the mother's womb
> <a viable fetus>
> 2 : capable of growing or developing <viable seeds> <viable eggs>
> 3 a : capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately <viable
> alternatives> b : capable of existence and development as an independent
> unit <the colony is now a viable state> c (1) : having a reasonable chance
> of succeeding <a viable candidate> (2) : financially sustainable <a viable
> enterprise>
> - vi·a·bil·i·ty  /"vI-&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
> - vi·a·bly  /'vI-&-blE/ adverb
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boat Anchor Owners and Collectors List
> [mailto:BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV]On Behalf Of Scott Johnson
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 9:21 AM
> To: BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
> Subject: Re: League pulls RM-11306
> 
> 
> Why do people use a biological term to describe "practicable" or
> "practical"?
> 
> I really don't believe CW is capable of sustaining life outside the womb:)
> 
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