Greg Stemm wrote: <<Question: When is it appropriate for any group to take a word and re-define it, asserting claim to the "true" definition?>> . . . just to add to the discussion. . . I was Curator for 7 years at a museum with 50,000+ objects, 2000 feet of archival materials, displayed in its original historic house setting of 250 rooms, with a well cared for collection; but because the organization is for-profit, many people would argue that it is *not* a museum. The dictionary, however, does not describe a museum as non profit--that's an AAM definition. Susan M. Ward, Director, Heritage Communications [log in to unmask] 615-661-6336