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

>