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: The Volokh ConspiracyEtymological Contradictions:
By Eugene Volokh
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The (perfectly proper) phrase "Split the atom" has this unusual property: It expressly contradicts the original-language meaning of the term "atom." "Atom" comes from "a-" (not) and "tom" (from the...Full post as published by The Volokh Conspiracy on March 11, 2008 (boomark / email).
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