Re: Of badges and things (Was "in" and "on")

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From: K.KRETSCH
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1989 11:23

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In article <17154@mimsy.UUCP>, folta@tove.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) writes:
> A hilarious alternative (to my ear, anyhow) to "debadge" was offered by my
> boss: "disbadge".  And along the same lines, the act of showing a badge
> to a security guard is called "badgination".
> 
> 
> Wayne Folta          (folta@tove.umd.edu  128.8.128.42)

Over here, the act of removing one's badge when leaving the premises
is called "denurding" or "denerding".

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From: kpk@homxa.ATT.COM (K.KRETSCH)
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Subject: Re: Of badges and things (Was "in" and "on")
Keywords: spatial language, prepositions, metaphor
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Date: 28 Apr 89 11:23:58 GMT
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