I would say that "self-confessed" might mean confessed to self, not just confessed. In other words, you say it of yourself, and you've admitted it to yourself, and you're facing up to it, not ashamed of it. . . something like that.

Sarah



At 12:00 AM -0800 02/16/2003, David Marine wrote:
OK Wally --

I actually appreciate having my mind taken off the war thread with all its
gravitas.  Your logic is sound and I have been unable to find an on-line
dictionary that expalins how the admittedly awkward word came to be
accepted.  All I am saying is that if a word is in the dictionary, one
should feel free to use it. I would argue that one should feel equally free
to use words not in the dictionary, but that is another thread...

Best,

David

on 2/15/03 10:27 PM, Wally Kairuz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 i disagree. it is misusage. how can one confess something if one doesn't
 confess it oneself? can someone confess something for someone else?
 wallyK, wondering whether this chomsky person everybody's talking about is
 the famous linguist whose books i had to study in my youth.

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