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Dennis R. Preston preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU
Wed Mar 20 14:13:34 UTC 2002


>I would reckon so; you prolly learned it from me (or maybe Don Lance).

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>preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU,Net writes:
>>>I have "bit" as a later-life learned alternative for "tad"  (It's a
>>>bit/tad cold out today") But I have "tid-bit" referrring only to
>>>tasty morsels (and metaphoric extensions thereof). I don't have
>>>"tid-bit" as an alternative to "tad, bit." Have I missed something
>>>(again)?
>
>Dear Dennis (and others following the thread),
>
>Your situation seems to approximate my feeling about myown habits
>except that _tad_ is my "later-life" alternative to _bit_, I think.
>
>Regards,
>David
>
>barnhart at highlands.com

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