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Re: Webster and OED #62467 03/28/2002 3:05 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel
Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England	Also, the Associated Press Style Book recommends using the Webster's definition, spelling, usage, etc. if a word is not defined, or usage clarified, in the AP stylebook itself. Sorry, Wow, but the AP stylebook ceases to cut ice at the beaches of your fair land ... as does Websters. Most non-US newspaper stylebooks are based on The Times stylebook. I should know ... I was involved in revising our newspaper's style book many moons ago! We did crib a couple of things USn from the AP stylebook, but that was just so we didn't offend you when we were writing about you. We don't really worry about that any more! And ... Licence/License Practice/Practise etc. are used, still. The proofreaders may not be well-enough educated to understand the subtleties, however! The idiot also known as Capfka ...

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100 most common...	hev	03/27/2002 5:05 AM
Re: 100 most common...	Jackie	03/27/2002 11:10 AM
Re: 100 most common...	Angel	03/27/2002 1:32 PM
Re: 100 most common...	Keiva	03/27/2002 4:56 PM
Re: 100 most common...	tsuwm	03/27/2002 5:44 PM
Re: 100 most common...	Keiva	03/27/2002 8:54 PM
Re: folk etymology	tsuwm	03/27/2002 9:07 PM
Re: 100 most common...	hev	03/27/2002 9:02 PM
Re: 100 most common...	RhubarbCommando	03/27/2002 1:23 PM
Re: 100 most common...	TheFallibleFiend	03/27/2002 1:43 PM
Re: 100 most common...	slithy toves	03/27/2002 1:59 PM
Re: 100 most common...	TheFallibleFiend	03/27/2002 5:50 PM
Re: 100 most common...	modestgoddess	03/27/2002 7:32 PM
Re: 100 most common...	tsuwm	03/27/2002 7:46 PM
Re: 100 most common...	modestgoddess	03/27/2002 7:55 PM
Re: 100 most common...	Angel	03/27/2002 8:30 PM
Re: 100 most common...	modestgoddess	03/27/2002 9:47 PM
Re: 100 most common...	tsuwm	03/27/2002 10:16 PM
.	Max Quordlepleen	03/27/2002 11:34 PM
Re: 100 most common...	tsuwm	03/28/2002 2:29 AM
Re: Webster and OED	wow	03/28/2002 11:42 AM
Re: Webster and OED	Capital Kiwi	03/28/2002 3:05 PM
Re: Webster and OED	modestgoddess	03/28/2002 5:56 PM
Re: Webster and OED	tsuwm	03/28/2002 6:22 PM
aside to tsuwm	AnnaStrophic	03/28/2002 6:32 PM
Re: aside to tsuwm	boronia	03/28/2002 7:33 PM
Re: Sorry, boronia	AnnaStrophic	03/28/2002 7:37 PM
Re: Sorry, boronia	boronia	03/28/2002 7:38 PM
Re: Webster and OED	modestgoddess	03/28/2002 6:36 PM
Re: Webster and OED	tsuwm	03/28/2002 6:37 PM
-ce or -se	wofahulicodoc	03/29/2002 7:00 PM
Re: 100 most common...	Bean	03/28/2002 10:46 AM
Re: 100 most common... Huh?	Faldage	03/28/2002 1:13 PM
Re: 100 most common... Huh?	boronia	03/28/2002 2:06 PM

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