End of ADS-L Digest - 7 Apr 1997 to 8 Apr 1997
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Subject: ADS-L Digest - 8 Apr 1997 to 9 Apr 1997

There are 7 messages totalling 134 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

 1. Etymologizing -Reply
 2. been knowing
 3. Alan Thomas (2)
 4. hacker's dictionary (2)
 5. URL for Hacker's Dictionary

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Date:  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 09:08:33 -0500
From:  Mark Mandel <Mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DRAGONSYS.COM>
Subject: Re: Etymologizing -Reply

>>> Ron Butters <RonButters[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM> 0408.2120 >>>
It has always seemed to me that this must be a part of the same impulse
that leads children to try to figure out meaning connections and leads to
such howlers as TAKE IT FOR GRANITE and GLADLY THE CROSS-EYED
BEAR. Haven't we all been taught that linguistic creativity is
    mired into our brains?
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 [emphasis added -- MAM]
<<<<<

Whether thought-out or a creative slip of the fingers, Ron, that is
beautiful!

    Mark A. Mandel : Senior Linguist : mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]dragonsys.com
  Dragon Systems, Inc. : speech recognition : +1 617 965-5200
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