Well, here's the American Heritage definti9on of "trash" as a verb:

b. To wreck or destroy by or as if by vandalism; reduce to trash or ruins. c. To beat up; assault. d. To subject to scathing criticism or abuse; attack verbally: "The . . . professor trashes conservative . . . proposals as well as liberal nostrums" Michael Marien

Although it is true i was speaking from my own sense of Life 101, basic skills and vocabulary, a lot of what I was saying is encapsulated in that definition. Compare con•struc•tive (kún-strîk2t*v) adj. 1. Serving to improve or advance; helpful: 'constructive criticism.' and likewise carp•ing (kär2p*ng) adj. 1. Naggingly critical or complaining. carp2ing•ly adv.

carp 1 (kärp) v. intr. carped carp•ing carps 1. To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully.

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