EP>>        No, that's a "vetting process". Public education is getting
EP>>        worse and worse. EP
 NP> I apologize.  I thought perhaps you'd made a typographical 
 NP> error, and corrected it myself to its logical use in 
 NP> conversation with you.  I see now you claim otherwise.
 NP> No dictionary in my office contains the word vett or 
 NP> vetting. Perhaps public education is getting better.  At 
 NP> least I knew it wasn't a word, and attempted to extend to 
 NP> you good grace by simply continuing the conversation.  I 
 NP> rather doubt your teacher from the good ole days would
 NP> approve of you attempting to make up words to cover a
 NP> non-existant problem. ---
Nolan, I think that "vetting" might be a shortening of the word "brevetting"
as I've also seen it used in the context in which Earnie used it in many,
mainly military, stories.  The context which Earnie used basically means
"officially recognized" from what I can gather.  A brevet, of course, is a
temporary promotion in rank but without the corresponding salary, according
to the dictionary.  You can see how the meanings are somewhat similar if you
think about it.
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