George Kramer sez:

>And by the way, here in the land of Wise Use we try to avoid "Preservation"
>in public discourse, as for most folks it equates with "tree-hugging
>environmental wacko...(fill in your  of choice.)  We scrupulously use
>"HISTORIC" whenever the "p" word is bandied about to keep physical violence
>to a minimum...great world, huh?

Am I not interpreting this right?  I take this to mean, George, that one
always uses the two words in tandem -- "historic preservation" -- to
distinguish oneself from the "tree-hugging environmental wacko"
preservation syndrome.  When speaking of buildings, never say simply
"preservation," in order to avoid bruises....

But it's moderately ok to say you do historic preservation?

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Dan Becker,  Executive Director       "Conformists die, but
Raleigh Historic                                 heretics live on forever"
Districts Commission                                   -- Elbert Hubbard

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