In article >, sf says...
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> On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:02:47 -0600, graham > wrote:
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> > On 10/12/2016 9:38 AM, sf wrote:
> > > On Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:48:40 -0600, graham > wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 10/11/2016 5:21 PM, sf wrote:
> > >>> On Tue, 11 Oct 2016 03:26:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > >>> > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> *I'm coming to terms with "decimate" being a synonym for "destroy" rather
> > >>>> than "kill one in ten". When some talking head says "The town was
> > >>>> decimated" my natural inclination is to say "Well, 90% of the town is
> > >>>> fine."
> > >>>
> > >>> I hear decimate and think 90% destroyed.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >> That's fine as long as the word "literally" is not appended as it so
> > >> often is.
> > >
> > > I think people have grown past that one, just as no one says ?have a
> > > nice day? anymore.
> > >
> > >
> > Really? They still do here and even become more precise by saying: "Have
> > an excellent rest of your day!"
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> Not here.

Here it's "Have a good one", which offers the advantage that you get to
decide a good what.