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Mark A. Mandel mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU
Mon Aug 7 18:32:10 UTC 2006


By the way, did anyone notice the back-formed singular "scarve" in one of
Gerald's Google hits? Twice, emphasis added:

Quote from: ~littledaydream~ on February 05, 2005, 10:51:09 AM
<http://always.ejwsites.net/YaBBSE/index.php?action=display;board=16;threadid=25531;start=
0#msg814630>

my cap with an included **scarve** (the ending of the cap is so long that it
can be used as a
**scarve**). It is very colourful, every colour of the rainbow, it is warm
and cosy, and it is
funny.  Not sure whether you can imagine it though   But I love it.
And my other hat. I love hats and caps and all that stuff.

-- Mark
[This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]

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