Quick meaning alive

ronbutters at AOL.COM ronbutters at AOL.COM
Sat Jan 2 19:02:05 UTC 2010


And, in the case of words such as QUICK, kept alive (dare I say "quick"?) by makers of crossword puzzles.

>> On 1/2/2010 2:11 AM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>>> My Mac dictionary says this of "archaic":
(of a word or a style of language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavor.

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