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Old 04-09-2021, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Johnson View Post
co-ed when applied to an institution means it accepts women, co-ed applied to a person means they are a young educated female. It's not ironic, just a different use of the word.
No, it's ironic. It's a part of a long compound modifier in the title and can reasonably be interpreted multliple ways.
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