Externships

[Fred Shapiro]

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

>     "Externships" is in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL, 7 November 2000, pg.
> B18, col. 1.  I haven't yet checked Barnhart.  A quick Google check shows the
> term used more frequently in universities than in business.

I think "externship" is a very common, well-established term.  W10
includes it, with a 1945 dating.

Fred Shapiro


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