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Subject:New Dictionary From:"Mark X. Dempsey" <mxd2 -at- OSI -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 3 Aug 1999 10:34:17 -0700
Yes, the new Encarta dictionary has arrived, and with all new, improved
words. A sampling:
Whomptillionaire --- See "Bill Gates." Someone with more money than God.
ther(R) --- (A registered trademark.) The new standard for the word
"the."
grammarphobe --- See "SME." Someone unconcerned with the niceties of
English style. A writer of functional specifications.
restandardizer --- See "Microsoft." A benevolent despot, intent on
settling minor squabbles. How many restandardizers does it take to
change a lightbulb? None. Darkness is now the standard.
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