At 07:24 PM 1/14/00 +0000, Julian and Jackie wrote:
>Rebecca Allbritton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
>>
>>This is true. They are in different Orders in the Animal Kingdom (what a
>>sexist word.)
>
>Animal or Kingdom?
Kingdom. ;p
>>However, I did check the dictionary, and it said rodent can
>>be used to mean any small mammals.
>
>I have never come across this usage before.
I asked my grandmother (92 1/2) to give me a dictionary this past Holiday
(& sign it where it says Presented to, By, & Date, so I could have
something that I use all the time to remember her by -- she is starting to
not age well.) Mine is a Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th
Edition, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, Mass, USA, 1999.
You know us Americans: we've been corrupting the language ever since we got
across the pond with it. ;)
Word to your Mother,
Rebecca...
P.S. The above was a respectful closing. Just so you know. =)
