Re: When to use the word "curate?"

[Yehoshua <ysp10182 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Sounds like a new buzzword. Where's the dislike button?

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On Dec 19, 2012, at 20:45, "Peter Neilson" <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net> wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:26:37 -0500, Alec Chakenov <alec -dot- chakenov -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> 
>> sounds like it has come from Latin
> 
> Yes. Curator = "taker-carer-of"
> 
> Curate thus means "to take care of."
> 
> So I guess we can say,
> 
> -- "What did you do about that pesky dog of your neighbor's that was always wrecking your garbage can?"
> 
> ====== "I curated him."
> 
> -- "You WHAT??"
> 
> ====== "I took care of him.
> 
> My backhoe is working again. Y'alls got anything y'alls want curated?
> 
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