[Lexicog] Definition of Retirement: Death

[Scott Nelson]

Oops, Bill. Did you know that Shakespeare is the word-coiner of "retirement?" Extant. 
This not my opinion. 
 
Scott

--- On Sun, 11/9/08, bolstar1 <bolstar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: bolstar1 <bolstar1 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Lexicog] Definition of Retirement: Death
To: lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 6:35 AM






Bill, did you know that there is no such thing for a lexicographer or 
philologist or etymologist as "retirement? " Think about it -- since 
language is always evolving, doesn't the true lexicographer or 
philologist or etymologist have his/her hands full for a lifetime? 
Keep up your good work.....and tell us what you did to your 
students.

Scott

--- In lexicographylist@ yahoogroups. com, billposer at .. . wrote:
>
> >Bill, and to think all our tax money went to MIT, just to hear your
> >cute joke. Now I've heard everything.
> 
> Well, not to toot my own horn, but I would like to think that that
> joke was not my sole contribution to linguistics. ..
> 
> Bill
>

 














      
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