Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 08:11:08 -0700

From: Allen Maberry maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU

Subject: Re: negatives and positives



According to Webster's Third New International Dictionary "corrigible"

can be used in the sense described and "wieldy" has, as a secondary

meaning, "capable of being handled". Cited as an example is the phrase "a

large but wieldy book" from the "New Republic".

Allen

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu





On Thu, 4 May 1995, David Muschell wrote:



When was "ruth" lost so that now we have only "ruthless"?

Does anyone have a reference?

Ron Rabin



And why don't we say:



"I was plussed about the Academic Council's decision (having an understanding)"

"The judge decided the thief was corrigible (able to be rehabilitated)"

"He has a domitable spirit (easily subdued)"

"The talk with the colleague had been very concerting (satisfying)"

"I felt very chalant while speaking before the gathering (nervous)"

"Luckily, my stacks of papers were very wieldy (easy to carry)"



????



Seriously, were there ever such words? Thanks for the "apt" reference on

inept, Anton.



David Muschell

Georgia College