tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post2327744568522990440..comments2023-06-05T01:03:41.867-07:00Comments on Preserving Marriage for California's Future: VT pushes for gay marriage despite drop in civil unionsChrista Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09841320887356797524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post-84847237959782130232009-03-17T14:25:00.000-07:002009-03-17T14:25:00.000-07:00decimate |ˈdesəˌmāt|verb [ trans. ] (often be deci...decimate |ˈdesəˌmāt|<BR/>verb [ trans. ] (often be decimated)<BR/>1 kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of : the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness | the American chestnut, a species decimated by blight.<BR/>• drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something) : plant viruses that can decimate yields.<BR/>2 historical kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group.<BR/><BR/>PF's picking nits Christa Jeanne. Decimate is a perfectly good word to use in this situation. The second (PF's) definition comes from Roman times and does not apply to modern vocabulary.Euripideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405637531928318155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post-56351409509323190122009-03-17T10:07:00.000-07:002009-03-17T10:07:00.000-07:00Hmmm, I stand corrected - make that "attack" or "d...Hmmm, I stand corrected - make that "attack" or "destroy," not decimate. Thanks for the vocabulary lesson, PF.<BR/><BR/>I disagree, though, that they're "holding off." It's not "separate but equal"... but I've gone round and round on that one enough times, I'll refer you to an earlier post we had on that argument: <A HREF="http://preservingmarriage.blogspot.com/2008/10/separate-but-equal.html" REL="nofollow">http://preservingmarriage.blogspot.com/2008/10/separate-but-equal.html</A>.Christa Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841320887356797524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578051917982449134.post-8642149428716912002009-03-17T09:50:00.000-07:002009-03-17T09:50:00.000-07:00"Decimate" means to reduce by 10%.It's also possib..."Decimate" means to reduce by 10%.<BR/><BR/>It's also possible that same sex couples are holding off the "seperate by equal" civil union until they can have the real thing.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.com