> On 3/15/2011 2:28 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
> > (*) Funny word that I just invented. Means "to multiply something by
> > factor of two".
> >
> > And to think I've been using "double" all these years.  ;-)  I may
> > start using this in class.
> 
> Steve, admit that "double" is devoid of any intent or action. Whereas
> twicification is very active, very deliberate, which, as I should point
> out, is my impression from those BIN prices...
> 
> Boris

Lucky for you Boris that there is no such thing as an English Academy along
the lines of the Academie Francaise. Otherwise they'd have your balls for
mixing a Germanic word - two/twice - with a Latin word - facere/-fication.
You could try twofolding instead.

B


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