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Citigroup Layoff Could Decimate IT Jobs

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Posted 18 November 2008 - 01:00 PM

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Posted 19 November 2008 - 04:52 PM

Remember, to "decimate" literally means to reduce by one tenth. Twenty percent would be to "decimate" --twice.
If your intent in using the word was to indicate an 'overwhelming' or major percentage reduction, you were using the word incorrectly. As a journalist, you should know better.
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