On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 04:17 PM, aedan mcghie/scotland wrote: >> But I've electrocuted myself so many times over the years, > > Ummmm... > > From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913): > > Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in > execute.] > To execute or put to death by electricity. -- > E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. > > I think it's more likely you had a few shocks. > > or that usage and meaning have changed in 90 years? ;-)
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