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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "occupy", which came into English from Latin nearly ceased to be printed for approximately two centuries (~1600-1800) as the word took on an almost exclusive definition of “To have sexual intercourse or relations with." There's a fascinating etymological history here that I try to begin to unpack here: http://guavapuree.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/occupy-occupy/ In short, I don't think this difficult history is an amusing episode in a musty corner of english usage, but presents a serious riddle as to the interconnections of the problems of capitalist development and the oppression of our bodies, our time, our space. ~~~~~~~~~~ -- http://guavapuree.wordpress.com ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
