Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!cca!ima!ISM780!darryl From: darryl@ISM780.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Re: Kludge and dictionaries Message-ID: <157@ISM780.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Mar-85 01:22:00 EST Article-I.D.: ISM780.157 Posted: Sat Mar 9 01:22:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Mar-85 05:11:28 EST Lines: 20 Nf-ID: #R:rochester:-707500:ISM780:31200002:000:635 Nf-From: ISM780!darryl Mar 7 09:16:00 1985 [] More logs on the fire: From the Webster's New Collegiate, (c) 1981: kludge [origin unknown]: a system, and especially a computer system made up of compnents that are poorly matched or were originally intended for some other use. And while we're at it, irregardless [probably blend of irrespective and regardless] _nonstandard_: regardless. So my Webster's seems to be up to date. And, Helen Anne, perhaps you might stick with your AHD -- they're all listing nonstandard words, it would seem. --Darryl Richman, INTERACTIVE Systems Inc. ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl The views expressed above are my opinions only.