Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:46:13 -0400 From: Jim Zajkowski <jim@jimz.net> To: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: email vs. e-mail, was Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha clock.c Message-ID: <20020521134613.GF19711@jimz.net> In-Reply-To: <p05111706b90fe527be6d@[10.0.1.4]> References: <200205162121.g4GLLGQ43405@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020516220511.A9DBE380A@overcee.wemm.org> <20020517114010.A57127@regency.nsu.ru> <20020519100324.GK44562@daemon.ninth-circle.org> <20020519134348.I67779@blossom.cjclark.org> <p05111722b90de01cc974@[10.9.8.215]> <20020520195703.A79046@dragon.nuxi.com> <p05111701b90fb2744154@[10.9.8.215]> <20020521122955.A31528@chiark.greenend.org.uk> <p05111706b90fe527be6d@[10.0.1.4]>
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On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 01:54:30PM +0200, Brad Knowles wrote: > At 12:29 PM +0100 2002/05/21, Tony Finch wrote: > > > I have an Oxford Encyclopaedic Dictionary from 1991 that lists email as > > the primary usage. I expect the same to be true for the full dictionary, > > but I don't have convenient access to a copy. > > I was going to look up the current usage via the online service, > but then discovered that it costs UK £350+VAT/ US $550 per year for a > personal license Conveniently the University I work at has a site license to the OED. It says: email: Colloq. shortening of electronic mail s.v. ELECTRONIC a. 3. e-mail, v.: trans. To send by electronic mail; to communicate with (a person) by electronic mail. Also intr., to establish contact by electronic mail. So, I e-mailed you an email. :-) --Jim -- Jim Zajkowski System Administrator http://www.jimz.net/pgp-pubkey.asc ITCS Contract Services 8A9E 1DDF 944D 83C3 AEAB 8F74 8697 A823 2113 5C53 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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