>>If you think "Tender" is over defined, look at the word "Rose". The english language is a mixture of many language, that have all imposed their means to the words.
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>To add to the confusion, they have this piece of news on PBS to tell us whenever Charlie rises. "Charlie Rose" - so what, I rose too and it's no big news...

I start teaching a course on communication today. Next Tuesday's lecture is about writing well. One of the examples is a newspaper headline I saw recently: Limbaugh's Doctor Probed. Don't most doctors probe? <g>

Tamar