I was using the present tense, referring to current usage (in which it is generally seen as a bad thing). Even though Pouget popularized the word, he has no control over its usage. In any event, I was responding to Shane's comment, not Tom's.
James Devine On Jun 3, 2012 11:47 AM, "Tom Walker" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> That's backward. Work to rule is not sabotage... It's employers who call >> it "sabotage." > > > If I'm not mistaken, it was Pouget's pamphlet that popularized the use of > the term in English. Pouget was a syndicalist, not an employer. If > anything, it was employers -- and the press -- that made "sabotage" out to > be a heinous criminal activity. > > -- > Cheers, > > Tom Walker (Sandwichman) > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > >
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