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Thread #135889 Message #3100383
Posted By: DMcG
22-Feb-11 - 11:28 AM
Thread Name: BS: old words - new meanings
Subject: RE: BS: old words - new meanings
Yep. In Roman times, to decimate a village was to kill one in ten. Now, it is more generally thought of as only one in ten left alive.