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by Dr. Thorn Schwa



PREREQUISITE: This precious bit of academese is so well entrenched that Bedspring Tech in Los Libidos, Texas, would fight for it to the death. 

"But we've always done it this way!" is a frequently used argument in educational, religious, and other circles where ossified thinking can lead to defense of long-dead turf.  Remember when the science establishment hooted Velikovsky?  Now we accept his theory that falling asteroids caused massive die-offs on this planet.  Surely we can update our thinking regarding a single word.

The Institute for the Linguistically Impaired urges the use of requisite.  Prerequisite is as redundant as copartner and safe haven.

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