re: #117 Charles Johnson

And of course, you didn’t use the word “associate.” You said he was “affiliated” with Choudary, which means an official member of a group. I objected because that is simply not correct, no matter how you try to move the goal posts after the fact.

Graph the sentence. I used it as a transitive verb.
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Main Entry: associate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: connect in the mind
Synonyms: affiliate, blend, bracket, combine, concord, conjoin, correlate, couple, group, identify, join, league, link, lump together, mix, pair, relate, think of together, unite, yoke

When used as a verb affiliated and associated are synonymous. This outrage is just stupid. I used the word correctly. There’s nothing incorrect or outrageous about it.