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#99460 03/26/03 11:23 AM
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Interesting. dogear gets only one hit on Onelook and dog-ear gets eight--at least in the first source listing. I'm not counting the second source listings.


#99461 03/26/03 11:25 AM
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My Canadian Oxford has "dog-eared". No mention of alternate spelling. FWIW.


#99462 03/26/03 12:22 PM
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I like onelook, too, but if you're in a hurry (and are not quite sure how to spell the word) go to http://m-w.com/. If you've misspelled what you're looking for, Merriam-Webster forgives you and will give you choices.


#99463 03/26/03 02:26 PM
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Onelook gives you choices, too, if you've misspelled a word. Onelook also references MW. I am horribly biased about Onelook.


#99464 03/26/03 02:31 PM
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"Dog-eared" is pretty world-wide English usage. And it means the same thing on both sides of the Big Ditch.

Go figger!

- Pfranz

#99465 03/26/03 07:41 PM
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>the Big Ditch

Is, of course the one separating Auckland from Oakland - at least for now, although I hear that the little pond on the other side is getting bigger.


#99466 03/26/03 09:31 PM
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hyphenate it

Hey, are we hypenventilating again!? make that hyphen-ventilating



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