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From: davids@well.UUCP (David Schachter)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Hang-ups [Re: RISKS-4.67]
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Date: Fri, 24-Apr-87 16:06:32 EDT
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Posted: Fri Apr 24 16:06:32 1987
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In article <LENOIL.12294323104.BABYL@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU> LENOIL@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU writes:
>The article went on to say that many firms are flaunting the law.

They are not flaunting the law, they are flouting it.  To "flaunt" a law would
be to show it off, perhaps at a press conference.  To "flout" a law would be to
break it, ignore it, or evade it.
  
The phrase "Esc for ATtention, Home to SWitch" comes to mind.