Date:  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 08:15:57 EST
From:  simon[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU
Subject: Re: PC Dictionaries?

Jesse,

I think Merriam Webster is singled out because it's "Webster" and
that means "dictionary" and or even "The Dictionary"--as in
"go check your Webster's" (= go check your dictionary).

beth simon
assistant professor, linguistics and english
indiana university purdue university
simon[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cvax.ipfw.indiana.edu