The stuff on dictionary.com comes from the American Heritage dictionary of Idioms. Idioms are very interesting.
_____ From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 8:37 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Grammer Lesson (Was RE: Shots Fired In Miami Aircraft) That was just dictionary.com. OED still has them listed the other way, but even OED lists "A considerable number, quantity, or amount; a good deal, a great deal" as a valid (though colloquial) definition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:186915 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
