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Old 02-16-2005, 03:26 AM
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I asked because someone spoke of the chartering this past weekend as "you will long remember this historical event." And it really caught my attention as the incorrect usage of the word. I didnt know exactly how it was wrong, I just know it didnt sound right.

Now I know why. The chartering ceremony wasnt historical because it wasnt being studied and it wasnt in the past. It was historic because it is important in the context of the orgs. history.

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