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In lugnet.org.us, Frank Filz writes:
> In lugnet.org.us, Erik Olson writes:
> > In lugnet.org.us, Frank Filz writes:
> > > In lugnet.org.us, Erik Olson writes:
> > > > I can only conjecture about what NELUG wants to be, because I've never met • with
> > > > them. Frank talks about his "somewhat vested interest", but really, has • Frank
> > > > joined the club or not?
> > >
> > > I haven't joined, and in all seriousness, probably would not join because of
> > > this rule (and note that my main vested interest in a New England/Boston • based
> > > LUG would be to point my nephew, who is under 18, to).
> >
> > OK. Normally "vested interest" means you've already invested something, money • or
> > effort, or you own the land underneath it. Like the members of a club have. It
> > sounds like you have a "interest".
>
> Well, since you're getting technical, I'll quote the definition of "vested
> interest" from the Random House Unabridged Dictionary Second Edition:
>
> ] vested interest
> ] 1. a special interest in an existing system, arrangement, or institution
> ] for particular personal reasons. 2. a permanent right given to an employee
> ] under a pension plan.
>
> Well, #1 exactly describes my interest, so I believe I am using the term
> correctly.
I think you have the opposite, because you don't like the existing system. You
think you stand to gain by a change---therefore you are on the other side from
the "already vested".
Webster's is more precise. I rely on the 1967 edition, which emphasizes
'existing privilege'. 1. a: an interest carrying a legal right of present or
future enjoyment and of present alienation b: an interest (as in an existing
political, economic, or social arrangement) in which the holder has a strong
personal commitment. 2 : one having a vested interest in something and esp. an
existing economic or political privilege.
www.m-w.com has since corrupted Webster, adding the annoying #2 definition in
our time, which maybe fits you, but is really "special interest". Instances like
this, by the way, are why I look for better precision in older dictionaries.
(I'm on record on Lugnet on this.)
FUT off-topic.debate
> > I disagree.
>
> Well, we may have to agree to disagree,
Yeah, that's where I am. Tired of debating.
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| (...) Frank (...) based (...) or (...) Well, since you're getting technical, I'll quote the definition of "vested interest" from the Random House Unabridged Dictionary Second Edition: ] vested interest ] 1. a special interest in an existing system, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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