I actually knew in general the definition, but wanted to avoid the "where did
you get that from."
(and I just realized that when I typed that, I pulled up the dictionary on the
computer, although I have a Webster's on my bookshelf 2 feet away. Ack -
serious signs of geekism!)
In other thoughts -
Etymology vs Entemology
All this word play is bugging me
:-)
jeff smith
Ron Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/17/2000 09:17:51 AM
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Subject: Re: LBS info needed
>>>>> "Jeffry" == Jeffry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jeffry> from
Jeffry> http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=etymology:
Jeffry> et?y?mol?o?gy (t-ml-j) n.,
Jeffry> pl. et?y?mol?o?gies. Abbr. etym., etymol.
Jeffry> 1.The origin and historical development of a
Jeffry> linguistic form as shown by determining its basic
Jeffry> elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and
Jeffry> meaning, tracing its transmission from one language to
Jeffry> another, identifying its cognates in other languages, and
Jeffry> reconstructing its ancestral form where possible. 2.The
Jeffry> branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.
Jeffry> Common mistake, they sound similar.
Jeffry> jeff smith
I'm glad I'm not the only one who had to look a definition up. ;-)
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