Date:  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 14:34:04 -0400

From:  Barnhart <Barnhart[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HIGHLANDS.COM>

Subject: Re(2): Fastest word to dictionaries (was Re: Origin of 'AIDS'



When the entry for _sputnik_ was dramatically added to _The Thorndike-Barnhart

Comprehensive Dictionary_ (Oct. 1957), the space for it came at the expense of

the entries for _spur wheel_ which was deleted and _squad car_ which was

reduced from three lines to one.



David K. Barnhart

Barnhart[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]Highlands.com