On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 07:38:01PM -0500, Patti J. Kurtz wrote: > Thanks Arnold-- I'll do that-- and excuse the faux pas, but what does > MWDEU stand for, please? I'm not Arnold, but it's the _Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage_, one of the greatest books ever. Jesse Sheidlower OED