On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:17 AM, Cliff  wrote:

> I'm having that issue with the shovel / spade distinction


They are all shovels in my corner of the world.  You either want a flat
bladed shovel, or a pointy shovel.

A spade was a derogatory term if you weren't playing cards.

As far as internet plagiarism, I find many websites with the exact same
wording for things like that.  I usually exclude a common phrase when I
want to find different sources.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/ is one of the few I trust.  And of course
they let me down here, especially with #2:


Definition of spade
1 :  a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the
foot
2:  a spade-shaped instrument


Dictionary.com has some of the stupidest definitions, often circular, with
VERY poor examples in some cases, using proper names in place of nouns in
their examples

And urbandictionary.com is only good for looking up words and acronyms your
teenager uses.


-- 
Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, with a truck full of little goodies to unload
from a busy weekend.