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Re:Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at... by Izkata on Friday July 17, 2020 @11:18PM (#23878605)
> because I wanted to imply that there would still be some left but that it would be a manageable amount.

Go for "decimated" next time, rare to see it used right ;)

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Re:Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at... by war1025 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @12:02AM (#23878787)
Decimate means you kill 1 out of every 10. It's probable that we decimated the virus and more. It's just that doesn't really make a difference.
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Re:Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at... by brnt on Saturday July 18, 2020 @05:07AM (#23880114)
Decimate means leaving 1 out of 10 alive. A 90% reduction.
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Re:Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at... by edflsafoiewq on Saturday July 18, 2020 @06:07AM (#23880339)
> Decimation was a form of Roman military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed by members of his cohort. ... The word decimation is derived from Latin meaning "removal of a tenth".
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Re:Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at... by MagnumOpus on Saturday July 18, 2020 @06:09AM (#23880345)
No it doesn’t. Look it up.
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Re:Teachers are ready to quit rather than put their lives at... by pbz on Saturday July 18, 2020 @12:09AM (#23878822)
As in 10% reduction?
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