End of ADS-L Digest - 31 Dec 1997 to 1 Jan 1998 *********************************************** Subject: ADS-L Digest - 1 Jan 1998 to 2 Jan 1998 There are 16 messages totalling 598 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Citation for 'internot' (re: Gareth's request) (3) 2. Dilbert for WOTY? 3. ADS "Oscar" Awards; British actors in US 4. British actors in US (2) 5. pull a dilbert 6. Deletia (Was Re: Dilbert for WOTY?) (6) 7. Legible Superior anti-list 8. PODUNK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 01:48:43 EST From: GarethB2 Subject: Re: Citation for 'internot' (re: Gareth's request) In a message dated 1/1/98 1:40:48 PM, al[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LOUISVILLE.EDU wrote: >> A quick search of my hard drive produced (somewhat to my surprise) only >> one citation of 'internot' as I had quoted it to you (ref. Gareth's > >Is this a variant spelling of 'internaut'? I don't think so. I've heard the term Internaut used simply as a substitue for netsurfer, netizen, cybernaut, i.e. a dedicated Net user. [Internaut, cybernaut, and netizen are all in the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, 3rd Edition, BTW.] -------------------------------------------------- Gareth Branwyn garethb2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aol.com, http://home.earthlink.net/~garethb2/ Contributing editor, Wired Co-author _Happy Mutant Handbook_ , _Internet Power Toolkit_ Author, _Jargon Watch: A Pocket Dictionary for the Jitterati_