Re: Boffins & saving email
jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Wed, 01 Sep 1999 09:41:48 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Cecilia A. Baader wrote:
> May I just state that I'm jealous of your ownership of an OED, 2nd
> ed.? My little old Webster's is but a pretender to the throne.
>
> *sigh*
>
> If I had an OED, I'd be quoting it constantly too. One of these days,
> I will purchase a set and point it out on every tour of my house.
> "And on your right is my Oxford English Dictionary, a full set.
> Would anyone like to look up a word?"
>
> Oh, the fun I could have... Anyway, personally, the etymology of
> words is perhaps one of the most interesting subjects I know.
> Thanks, and keep providing that kind of information.
I'm sure Tim, as most of us, owns the compact edition. Personally, I wish
they never invented micro print. The first volumne's two book compact
edition was just dandy. I could read the print easily w/o the magnifier.
But this second one, if the light isn't right, I can't read a thing.
And other than the purely ostentacious intellectually of the book, I
think the CD rom is much more useful.
-j