At 14:27 5/14/97 -0700, Kent Crispin wrote:

On Wed, May 14, 1997 at 03:07:43PM -0400, Tom Allard wrote:

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How pedantic. Webster's New World Dictionary (also reputable, I might add), has THIS to say about "Anarchy":

anarchy n. [Gr. an- without + archos, leader] 1. the absence of government 2. political disorder and violence 3. disorder; confusion

Note the etymology. Taken to its roots, the word simply means "no leader".

Note the second definition.

A definition which it included because of years of misuse. It is said that language is a living thing, which it is, which means that if an error is made frequently enough it becomes the truth. Most of us understand this concept. Jim Bell jimbell@pacifier.com