Posted by Eugene Volokh:
The Spell Checker Knows:
In an earlier post, I complained that Microsoft Word's spell-checker
suggested that "Volokh" be changed to "Moloch." I wasn't wild about
the connection to [1]a spiny-scaled lizard ("Moloch horridus") and
especially not to [2]a god to whom the Phoenicians and Canaanites
supposedly sacrificed children.
But Seth Goldman points out the deep truth underlying Word's
suggestion! A second definition of "Moloch" is:
Something possessing the power to exact severe sacrifice.
Around exam time, my students may well find this to be highly apt.
References
1. http://www.bartleby.com/61/60/M0376050.html
2. http://www.bartleby.com/61/61/M0376100.html
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