sanewashing redux

Evidently I posted my piece on sanewashing a bit too hastily and missed an email by Ben Zimmer to the American Dialect Society listserv on earlier uses of the term. Ben has found use of the word dating to 2007. I've updated the piece here.

FYI, I frequently update pieces based on input from readers. I update them on the Wordorigins.org site. Usually the changes are minor, and I don't bother to send out a corrective email, but in this case the changes are quite substantial.