Courriel

Fri Jul 18 23:09:35 UTC 2003

At 06:39 PM 7/18/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>the word "courriel" which is a contraction for the French
>"electronic communications."

more precisely, a blend from "courrier électronique", I think.

Sali.

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