Rejected petition Ban the word “weathering” due to confusion with the word “erosion”

The words “weathering” and “erosion” are so alike in their meanings that both are not needed. As “erosion” is the more commonly used word it should be “weathering” which is banned from the English language.

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Date submitted 19 October 2017
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