http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=persnickety http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=pernickety
Though "pernickety" seems to have evolved 100 years before "persnickety", "persnickety" seems to be the preferred spelling... (taken from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary) > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Norwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 2:38 PM > To: Rob Dixon > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Looking for elegance ... > > > "Rob Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > 'Other'? I got mine from dictionary.com and I think it means > > pretty much the same thing. > > > > BTW, my Chambers (English, real paper :) says that it's of Scots > > origin, meaning 'finical' (excessively precise in > unimportant matters) > > or 'foppish' (affectedly refined in manners). Also there is no > > 'persnickety' which must be American English. Divided by a common > > one eh? > > I imagine you're correct on the 's' version being American English - > I'd never heard of the 'non-s' version before today. > > -RN > > -- > Robin Norwood > Red Hat, Inc. > > "The Sage does nothing, yet nothing remains undone." > -Lao Tzu, Te Tao Ching > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
