Re: [OM] Kiev 4

[Chris Barker]

I think that it might, Joel.  Since to bounce back is to be resilient, and to 
resile is to recoil from.

But I agree with you about politicians.  Their use of language is always 
suspect in its meaning.

Chris

On 15 Mar 2013, at 22:48, DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> But I don't sense that "resilience" could come from this use you cite.  It
> suggests the word has gone off from the root meaning along two separate
> paths.  Resilience doesn't suggest the notion of "re-" as "back" but as
> "again" -- springing back again and again -- much closer to the classical
> bits.

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