| | bookofjoe: March 23, 2007 |
 | | Dictionaries reflect contemporary usage — they describe rather than prescribe. |
 | | And as Dennis Baron, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said back in 2003: "If lexicographers allowed individuals or pressure groups to dictate definitions, then our language would be reduced to mere McWords." |
 | | The American psychologist Frederick Herzberg said: "If you want someone to do a good job, give them a good job to do." That is not always so easy in an era of automation and efficiency, when employers deliberately seek — often unwisely — to simplify and de-skill certain jobs. |
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