Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 23:00:30 +0100 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>, David Dawes <dawes@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Misspelling in lib/libutil/login_cap.3 [w/ patch] Message-ID: <l03020903b155980ebf3e@[194.32.164.2]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980410233313.14017I-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> References: <19980411143046.35436@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au>
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At 5:40 am +0100 11/4/98, John Fieber wrote: >OED 2nd edition is 1989, suggesting that the "s" form may be out >of fashion, but I would really expect that to be noted if it were >the case rather than just omitting it. After all, word history >is one of the greatest strengths of the OED. > >Puzzling.... Current edition of Chambers (used here as reference by all the crosswords, Scrabble etc) gives both with s preferred; I guess this is the best reference to current usage in the UK. -- Bob Bishop (0118) 977 4017 international code +44 118 rb@gid.co.uk fax (0118) 989 4254 between 0800 and 1800 UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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