WNI (word not in)

Barnhart barnhart at HIGHLANDS.COM
Sat Oct 16 22:05:00 UTC 2004


In working on a treatment of dexterity my spell-checker would not accept
"favorability."

The rejected term does not appear in the standard dictionaries (available
at this venue).

When googled on the Web the return was ....
When googled on Google News the return was 171.
When searched in NewspaperArchive.com the earliest date was 1928:

This route, the chart discloses, is the northernmost route which appears
practicable in view of distance, temperatures, favorability of wind, and
general weather conditions gleaned from analyses of recent transoceanic
flight.  Frederic J. Haskin, "The Haskin Letter: Charting the Air," The
Helena Daily Independent, May 12, 1928, p 4

This might be the stealth word of the year come January's meeting.

Regards,
David

barnhart at highlands.com



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