Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Word in the news: SEQUESTRATION

Here's a word that confuses native speakers of English, too. Usually the word sequester refers to isolating a jury that is deciding if someone is guilty or innocent (or to a group of bishops meeting to decide the next pope..more on that in the near future. However, in the context of what is going on in Congress it means something completely different. Read THIS and discover the meaning that applies in Washington DC today. And if you'd like to add even one more definition in the mix, you can discover what the original Latin meaning is for FREE!

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