bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells) (02/14/90)
In article <11422@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> rissa@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Patricia O Tuama) writes: : In article <+UO1SV1xds8@ficc.uu.net> jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) writes: : >> >PS - The word is vigilantism. : >> No, it's not. In the first place, the word you're thinking of is : >> "vigilance" which means to be alert and watchful. : >Trish, where do you think the word vigilante came from? : : From the Latin "vigilans." Why? What does this have to do with what : you wrote: : : >> In article <GTL1JS8xds8@ficc.uu.net> jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) writes: : >> >PS - The word is vigilantism. : : I repeat -- there is no such word as "vigilantism." You made it up. See p.1315, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. The word is "vigilantism". He didn't make it up. --- Bill { uunet | novavax | ankh } !twwells!bill bill@twwells.com