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Oct 6, 2022
This week’s themeWords that have changed This week’s words ludicrous jaunty hipster decarbonize surly 
Only in America do we accept weather predictions from a rodent but deny climate change evidence from scientists.
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with Anu Gargdecarbonize
PRONUNCIATION:
(dee-KAHR-buh-nyz)
MEANING:
verb tr., intr.: 1. To reduce or remove carbon emissions by curtailing the use of fossil fuels. verb tr.: 2. To remove carbon deposits from something, such as an internal combustion engine. ETYMOLOGY:
Earlier to decarbonize was to reduce the content of carbon in metals,
such as crude iron. From de- (off, away) + carbon, from Latin carbon
(charcoal). Earliest documented use: 1876.
USAGE:
“We could decarbonize. Clean the air till it squeaked. Quit coal and
oil and gas, and plant trees where the companies had ripped up the land.” Premee Mohamed; The Void Ascendant; Rebellion Publishing; 2022. “He wants his plugs decarbonized. No doubt this is a shock to you.” P.G. Wodehouse; Right Ho, Jeeves; Herbert Jenkins; 1934. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
It's said that "power corrupts", but actually it's more true that power
attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things
than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has
limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for which he is insatiable,
implacable. -David Brin, scientist and science fiction author (b. 6 Oct
1950)
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