Hi, George!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

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


          Quite possibly.  It's only one of five dictionaries I use on a
regular basis, however.  IMHO each has its strengths & weaknesses.... 
:-)



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


          We have the compact OED.  It's not so young any more &
neither am I... I find the small print harder to read than I used to.  But
I still find it a fun read too, with its wealth of variant spellings &
archaic language... [grin].



GP>  Dallas was/is a musician? What kind?


          Dance bands, big band jazz, off-Broadway shows... you name it! 
Now we just do it as a hobby.  More people are using recorded music these
days....  :-/



AH>  We'd been talking earlier about where to put the
AH>  apostrophe in various words, so I was trying to
AH>  avoid unnecessary complications....

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


          Persactly....  :-)



AH>  Seems to me it's quite an important lesson, not
AH>  just for Mommies... [chuckle].

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


          See the grey hairs?  I've earned every one of 'em....  :-))




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