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Archive (2001-2002)

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Dear Editor,

A news story on page eight Friday stated that a man fixing a sign was 'electrocuted,' but he was in stable condition.

I asked several students what they thought the word electrocution meant, and they all said it was being shocked, but not necessarily to death.

After looking it up, I found no variance from the fact that electrocution means 'To kill with electricity.'

Just a minor detail to point out. I'm not doing this in any way to complain or request a correction, just a trivial fact.

Garth Mason

San Diego, Calif.