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Re: new word

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:04:18 +1000
Message-Id: <3f8a40e8$0$28120$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>


Daniel Morgan wrote:

> Howard J. Rogers wrote:
> 

>>Daniel Morgan wrote:
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>>
>>>Howard J. Rogers wrote:
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>>>
>>>>Jim Kennedy wrote:
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>>>>>I must say that I had to look up slubberdegullion
>>>>>(http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-slu1.htm). I consider
>>>>>myself fairly erudite, but Howard certainly taught me a new word.
>>>>>Jim
>>>>>From: "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
>>>>>Subject: Re: Update On Jitendra Patel & TUSC
>>>>>Date: Sunday, October 12, 2003 4:28 PM
>>>>><snip for brevity only>
>>>>>I have no doubt that they will respond very quickly and very
>>>>>emphatically to disassociate themselves from this slubberdegullion.
>>>>>Otherwise, thinking people might come to what I am sure is entirely the
>>>>>wrong opinion.
>>>>>
>>>>>Regards
>>>>>HJR
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Oh, Jim. Next you'll be accusing me of being sesquipedalian!
>>>>
>>>>(try floccinausinihilipilification as a true description of
>>>>Patel's/Wilson's contributions here. One of my favourites).
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>HJR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Next time spell it correctly: FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION.
>>>
>>>Some people. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Bloody Americans!!!!!!!! ;-)
>>
>>Extraordinary as it may seem to those of us this side of the Atlantic
>>(WEST), you are actually quite correct, and I hang my head in shame.
>>
>>It was only 1/28th incorrect, however. And from memory.
>>
>>Such mis-spellings are, however, flagitious, and were I not to accept the
>>correction, I would be a mere recusant.
>>
>>So much for mere Arts degrees, huh?
>>
>>But yeah, I gottit wrong meester (add glottal stops as necessary)
>>HJR
>>
>>

> Given that I'm in Seattle we are both West of the Atlantic. ;-)

Hoist with my own petard, p'dner!

> 
> And for those of you thinking Howard knows more about the language
> (English) he speaks
> than the language he writes (SQL) ...
> http://phrontistery.50megs.com/ihlstart.html

Those of you thinking that are spot on. I'm hopeless at SQL.

Select 'regards' from dual;
HJR

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