>"adjectives of one or two syllables took on the -er ending in >comparative case" > doesn't apply here. The root word 'weasel' is a descriptive noun pertaining to, erm, shall we say, the subject in question (not wishing to cast aspersions on insurances agents particularly - all subsets of commerce seem to have their share of 'weasels'). 'Weasely' is a made-up adjective - 'more weasely' carries more emphasis - and it sounds better. So it is clearly an invention, we could spell it 'weasel-y' - if we wanted... ;)
Hmm...I like weaslier. I work with lots of weasels, each of them weaslier than the last. Margaret Holsinger On The Wing Mailing Services Presorting & List Hygiene [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]