It takes all kinds...

Morning Jitendra,

you're being selecting again - keep reading ......

From the Oxtail English Dictionary :

Plumber's Mate - assistant or trainee/apprentice to the plumber. Electrician's Mate - assistant or trainee/apprentice to the electrician.

There are more.

Cheers,
Norm.

-----Original Message-----
From: coldrainandsnow_at_lycos.com (Jitendra Patel) [mailto:coldrainandsnow_at_lycos.com]
Posted At: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:03 PM Posted To: server
Conversation: It takes all kinds...
Subject: Re: It takes all kinds...

> if I had said 'I have mated with Neil' then that would be different !

> However, I said/wrote/typed 'I have a mate' which makes 'mate' a noun
> and not a verb.

From Oxford English Dictionary:

Mate - noun

a : either member of a couple and especially a married couple 
b : either member of a breeding pair of animals 
c : either of two matched objects