does this scare the language off anyone else?

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Cool site! Thx Fraggle!

 

, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:

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> i generally find www.bartleby.com to be a good place t ostart for

such things

> USAGE NOTE: The distinction in meaning between healthy

( " possessing good health " ) and healthful ( " conducive to good

health " ) was ascribed to the two terms only as late as the 1880s.

This distinction, though tenaciously supported by some critics, is

belied by citational evidence—healthy has been used to

mean " healthful " since the 16th century. Use of healthy in this

sense is to be found in the works of many distinguished writers,

with this example from John Locke being typical: " Gardening . . .

and working in wood, are fit and healthy recreations for a man of

study or business. " Therefore, both healthy and healthful are

correct in these contexts: a healthy climate, a healthful climate; a

healthful diet, a healthy diet.

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> >earthstrm <earthstorm

> >Jul 12, 2006 8:16 AM

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> > Re: does this scare the pants off anyone

else?

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> >If only there were a place to go to in order to find out when and

> >how words were created.