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Re: Luddite defined

On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Olson, Timothy wrote:

> My good friend Merriam-Webster has this to say:
> ============================
> Ludd·ite \ål«-ædÉt\ noun
> [perhaps from Ned Ludd, 18th century Leicestershire workman who destroyed
> machinery]
> (1811)
> : one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying
> laborsaving machinery as a protest; broadly : one who is opposed to
> especially technological change
> _ Luddite adjective
> ===============
> So presumably the "Luddite" version of Xy would be Xy3.

You'd be startled at just how much labor I've saved by sticking to Xy3!

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