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Post #124,904 by admin 11/10/03 8:21:17 AM Reply	"gruesome neologistic verb" [link\|http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=impact\|1601 hardly counts as neologistic]. In fact, the verb form of impact predates the noun. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #125,017 by rickmoen 11/10/03 9:48:15 PM Reply	Gruesome at any age Scott wrote: 1601 hardly counts as neologistic The modern usage is. Killing it at an advanced age isn't quite as satisfying as killing it in the crib, but will do well enough. Rick Moen rick@linuxmafia.com [link\|http://linuxgazette.net/\|http://linuxgazette.net/] If you lived here, you'd be $HOME already.

I hate to make the critics work so hard . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (35) - Nov. 9, 2003, 08:51:55 PM EST

s/NSDAC/NASDAQ/ -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Nov. 9, 2003, 08:55:44 PM EST

Ooops, I was going to check that and fogot. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Nov. 9, 2003, 08:58:00 PM EST

s/$250 million/$210 million / - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Nov. 9, 2003, 09:05:56 PM EST

And I forgot the damned "it's" scan again - fixed. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Nov. 9, 2003, 09:05:50 PM EST

Re: And I forgot the damned "it's" scan again - fixed. - (deSitter) - Nov. 9, 2003, 09:51:20 PM EST

Could also mention that Novell's deal with SuSE shows - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Nov. 9, 2003, 09:15:26 PM EST

Right, a good point . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Nov. 9, 2003, 09:23:51 PM EST

The paranoid in me - (Arkadiy) - Nov. 10, 2003, 10:51:34 AM EST

Nit Picks == 2 - (folkert) - (5) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:40:48 PM EST

KonquEror -NT - (deSitter) - (4) - Nov. 9, 2003, 09:52:19 PM EST

what does: - (folkert) - (3) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:36:50 PM EST

Re: what does: - (deSitter) - (2) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:46:51 PM EST

No Probs -NT - (folkert) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:48:44 PM EST

Oh, I thought you meant: /konk-u-error/ -NT - (FuManChu) - Nov. 10, 2003, 12:12:39 AM EST

Style nit - (broomberg) - (2) - Nov. 9, 2003, 09:54:50 PM EST

Noted, will change. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:00:27 PM EST

Understatement in journalism is the rule -NT - (deSitter) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:02:01 PM EST

A few things. - (Another Scott) - (5) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:03:53 PM EST

Re: A few things. - (deSitter) - (4) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:13:37 PM EST

Point taken. It's a stylistic thing, but clarity is impt. - (Another Scott) - (3) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:54:06 PM EST

Re: Point taken. It's a stylistic thing - (deSitter) - (2) - Nov. 9, 2003, 10:57:16 PM EST

I understand. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 9, 2003, 11:36:10 PM EST

Re: Point taken. It's a stylistic thing - (pwhysall) - Nov. 10, 2003, 03:18:52 AM EST

Copyedit - (kmself) - Nov. 10, 2003, 12:34:52 AM EST

Re: I hate to make the critics work so hard . . - (rickmoen) - (2) - Nov. 10, 2003, 07:34:15 AM EST

"gruesome neologistic verb" - (admin) - (1) - Nov. 10, 2003, 08:21:17 AM EST

Gruesome at any age - (rickmoen) - Nov. 10, 2003, 09:48:15 PM EST

I would be less positive on Sun - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 10, 2003, 11:02:56 AM EST

Typo in the new bit - (drewk) - Nov. 10, 2003, 11:03:36 AM EST

Much cleaner - (rickmoen) - (5) - Nov. 11, 2003, 01:46:07 AM EST

Re: Much cleaner - (deSitter) - Nov. 11, 2003, 01:55:29 AM EST

Had lots of client work to do . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Nov. 11, 2003, 04:56:11 AM EST

Had lots of client work to do . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Nov. 11, 2003, 09:18:46 AM EST

Bizarre - (deSitter) - (1) - Nov. 11, 2003, 09:21:18 AM EST

Coffee . . soon -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - Nov. 11, 2003, 09:33:35 AM EST

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