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> From: owner-oldtools@l...
> [mailto:owner-oldtools@l... Behalf Of
> holloway@n...
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:52 AM
> To: FrankSronce
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> Subject: Re: Bio - Steve Sullivan
> And me who tries to claim to be a word guy!
>
> I promise not to confuse a mortise with a tenon for a
> long while.
For all 'word guys', a nice unconscious hit?
Shorter Oxford Dictionary:
Confuse (verb):
Mix up or mingle physically.
(However, it does add) Only in pass. (Presumably pass = past)
Jeff, who ought to know better and won't hold you to this promise.
--
Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
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