Idea/ideal

[Wilson Gray]

On Jan 20, 2005, at 9:13 PM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard wrote:

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>         Original message from Jonathan Lighter, Jan. 20, 2005, 7:09
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>         [...] The students I'm thinking of even *said* "ideal" for
> "idea." Anybody else notice this?
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> Yes, In past years I was active in two community groups (Rolla,
> Missouri),
> and the leaders of both groups would sometimes say that they were
> looking for "good ideals" or "new ideals"  (ideas) from the members.
> That and "liberry" (library) stick in my mind.
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> Gerald Cohen
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Sigh. To quote Leon, I hate to be the one to break it to you, Jerry,
but I know librarians who say "liberry" and "liberrian." I'm afraid
that "library" is going to follow "February" right down the tube.

-Wilson Gray