There's a lot to be said for vocabulary enhancement. I'm tired of hearing that everything must be written for a 5th grade level audience. What ever happened to 'look it up'?
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Fairchild Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 12:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: ATTACH I be diggin' my man John's words too. He don't be lunchin'. He be keepin' it real. Word. Bill Fairchild Rocket Software -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tony's FRONTIER account Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 9:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: ATTACH It's part of my enjoyment of John Gilmore that many of his words have sent me to various web sites for definition. But now I just wish I knew how to squash the a and the e together. :-) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "john gilmore" <john_w_gilm...@msn.com> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main > To: <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 8:31 PM > Subject: Re: ATTACH > > > My problem in all of this is that I am unfamiliar with the term > eduction as anything but a technical one in geology. > > It is not I suppose impossible, on the principles of English word > formation, as a substantive formed from educe (educere); but I have > never seen it; the OED wots not of it; and I am thus very suspicious > of its legitimacy, even as a nonce word. > > I remember going astray, ætat 4 or 5, when I first encountered the > French word impayable and took it for a legitimate English one too; > but I am older now and not so easy to fool. > > John Gilmore Ashland, MA 01721-1817 USA > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html