What does it matter where it came from? Just shows it's better not to copy, Folks (or cast an eye on the entries for Gypsy/gypsy in the World Book...
Cynthia Barnhart
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Aug 1, 2004 3:24 pm
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but I really hope it's a joke. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1053472.html Call to ban 'thin' from dictionary A Dutch group wants to ban the word 'thin'...
Here's a link to the RealAudio: THE Web Browser: Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com NPR (audio) - USA Description: Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt talks...
A colleague at OUP sent me this, well, rant by Georges Barrère, and I thought you might find it interesting! (Georges Barrère (1876-1944), was first flutist ...
From the Calcutta Telegraph: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040819/asp/calcutta/story_3641182.asp Power asset in memory game A STAFF REPORTER Is it possible...
Rima died a couple of days ago. It was not unexpected, but it is a blow nevertheless. She'd been fighting cancer tooth and nail, and lived for several years...
Enid Pearsons
e.pearsons@...
Aug 21, 2004 5:04 pm
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Does anyone know when MW-12 will be out? Bob Wachal [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Robert Wachal
robert-wachal@...
Aug 26, 2004 4:04 pm
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Judging from their record of doing a new edition about once a decade, I'd say in about nine years. The 11th was only just published last July! Wendalyn Nichols...
wendalyn
wendalyn@...
Aug 26, 2004 5:39 pm
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1093446362747B232 August 25 2004 at 05:49PM Berlin - A leading German dictionary publisher plans...
Some Antipodean requests 1. I would be very interested to know if the term one-roader is used in the U.S. for a small settlement/village with houses, shop,...
Dianne Bardsley
Dianne.Bardsley@...
Aug 26, 2004 9:02 pm
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Dianne, 1. I've never heard of "one-roader." Where I come from (upstate New York), a very small hamlet is sometimes called a "four corners," which means it...
I find all responses interesting, Geoffrey, and thank you for yours. It is what I expect, that each state probably has a different standard or policy re....
Dianne Bardsley
Dianne.Bardsley@...
Aug 27, 2004 1:28 am
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I did a Google search on "one-roader" and got only cite, and that in a different meaning. I searched what sounded likely to me as an equivalent: "one-road...
edwardgates@...
Aug 28, 2004 12:32 am
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"Vehicle inspection certificate" is used in New York. Most states require some kind of "emissions test," but this can vary even by county. They often call it a...
Wendalyn Nichols
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Aug 28, 2004 2:48 am
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Which reminds me: we do have the expression "one-horse town." Different metaphor from a differnt era, of course....
Wendalyn Nichols
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Aug 28, 2004 2:53 am
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Yeah, I thought about "one-horse town," but it's a bit dated. Just checked NYS DMV's site, and if you search for "Vehicle inspection certificate" you get...
... Here in Pennsylvania, I think it's usually called "inspection sticker": the brakes, tires, etc. are inspected and a sticker is put on the windshield ...
Douglas G. Wilson
douglas@...
Aug 28, 2004 6:00 am
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For those of you who don't read the ADS mailing list, Rima McKinzey passed away last week. Here is her obituary in the SF Chronicle, which was published today....
... California doesn't have a regular roadworthiness test (that's checked only when the car is registered with a new owner), but we do have a biennial ...
Thank you all for your responses. Dianne Bardsley ... From: Wendalyn Nichols [mailto:wendalyn@...] Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:49 AM To:...
Dianne Bardsley
Dianne.Bardsley@...
Aug 29, 2004 8:40 pm
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... I just got my car smogged, and my inspection report refers to a "Smog Check certificate" (with upper-cased "Smog Check"). ... I've also heard it as a verb:...
Thank you, Jeff Dianne B ... From: Jeff Prucher [mailto:jprucher@...] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:54 PM To: DSNA@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [DSNA]...
Dianne Bardsley
Dianne.Bardsley@...
Aug 30, 2004 2:29 am
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Please contact him at heyjude61@... if you are interested. Thanks. Luanne...
Luanne von Schneideme...
Lvonschn@...
Aug 30, 2004 4:38 pm
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Here’s a contribution I wrote back in July for Erin McKean’s question on how one becomes a lexicographer. This week I was putting the letters into a...
edwardgates@...
Sep 4, 2004 9:48 pm
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I just heard from Michael Adams that he proposed to Jenny. She accepted. They're engaged! Congratulations! They met at SHEL-2. The romance blossomed at the...
Luanne von Schneideme...
Lvonschn@...
Sep 10, 2004 8:39 pm
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Jenny who? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Robert Wachal
robert-wachal@...
Sep 11, 2004 3:14 pm
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Congratulations, I think, are also due to Jenny. Regards, David B. barnhart@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Barnhart
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Sep 15, 2004 3:57 pm
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I have heard that one congratulates only the groom, as he is thought to have "won"; the bride is only to be felicitated upon her happiness. :-) It is always...
Details of Rima's memorial services are below. {from Kim} Donations may be made to the ACLU. Flowers can be sent to the MacDermotts. A nice gesture is to read...
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