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Re: USAGE: 'born'

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 8, 2001, 21:20
In a message dated 5/8/01 2:17:35 PM, tommiepowell@JUNO.COM writes:

<< And what does a baby do during childbirth -- other than

get expelled from the womb along with the afterbirth?

So let's vote: All in favor of giving afterbirths an active verb

for what they do during childbirth, say "Aye!"  --Tommie >>

    Nay.
    I'd make up a verb maybe just to be cute, but I would never seriously use
it in non-joke situations.

-David