> RS> BN> Nope, extra means "out of" or "apart from," same as intra means
> RS> BN> within, as in "intranet" or "intramural." [Never mess with a guy
> RS> BN> who does words for a living. ]
> RS> My dictionary must be outdated. It says "extra" means "additional".
> Not outdated, in fact more likely the reverse, only including a
> single common current usage.
Well, I'm a single common current usage kinda gal. :)
> RS> BN> The "additional" concept of the connotation
> RS> BN> in-additional as a primary meaning is actually a fairly
> RS> BN>recent construct.
> RS> Oh. Okay. My dictionary isn't outdated, then. The definitions
ontained
> RS> therein are recent additions. :)
> And rolling out the older original ones. Gee, & *we* talk about
> RETCON.
Hey, if *they* can do it, so can we.
TTYL
Rita
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