AH> GP>  "Webster's" is now a public domain name!
AH>
AH>
AH>           Yes.  Some "Webster's" dictionaries are very
good... others are n
AH> We finally broke down & bought RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S a year or
so ago beca
AH> that's where the library kept finding words I couldn't find elsewhere....

That's a Random House dictionary, then, and opinions naturally vary as to the
value of a RH offering! ;)

I personally favour the Oxford, cuz it's a fun read, not JUST a reference!

AH> GP>  Which, of course refers to negotiations with a
AH> GP>  $10.00 crack ho!
AH>
AH>
AH>           Hence the wink.  I figured James would know that meaning of the t
AH> because he's a professional musician.  Musicians often have to perform in s
AH> rather seedy dives to make ends meet.  Dallas did, anyway....  :-)

Dallas was/is a musician? What kind?

AH> AH>  ... but the singular is easier to handle because you
AH> AH>  don't have to remember to change the "-y" to
"-ies".
AH>
AH> GP>  I'm sure no dictionary spells the plural of secretary
AH> GP>  without the "ies" thing!
AH>
AH>
AH>           Uh-huh.  We'd been talking earlier about where to put the apostro
AH> in various words, so I was trying to avoid unnecessary complications....  :

Oh, as in the secretary's boss?
Or, if speaking of a pool, the secretaries' boss?

AH>           There's an example of how a person might make a snap judgement, t
AH> take a deep breath & collect further information before going
off half cock
AH> Seems to me it's quite an important lesson, not just for Mommies... [chuckl

Yeah, it's just that mommies seem to get the lessons harder & faster than the
rest of the world! *G*

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