On 28/08/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
The practice described by the verb has its place, and is a perfectly honourable technique for getting people to pay attention to a topic. Getting caught is a part of the game, and should not result in the offended denials that we so often see. It's so much nicer to admit trying to stir things up a little, and moving on.
It's one of those irregular verbs, isn't it?
I occasionally play devil's advocate You are a troll He has been placed on moderation
:-)