Re: Markety Markety

Subject: Re: Markety Markety
From: Stephen Bernhardt <sbernhar -at- NMSU -dot- EDU>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 13:38:05 -0700

On Thu, 3 Feb 1994, Kelly Hoffman wrote:

> Re: use of "Markety forces" in an earlier post...
> Stephen Bernhardt <sbernhar -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> writes:

> > Alas, only a typo,

> Gee, I figured it was a newly-coined, somewhat irreverant diminutive
> (or pejorative :-). I've already made a reference to our local
> "markety types" in conversation here.

> kkh

We don't own our words, and once they are issued, whether well or
ill-formed, they are appropriated. You throw your money on the table and
pick up the change.


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