inpression

[Wilson Gray]

I most certainly hope so!

-Wilson

On 11/5/06, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Undoubtedly a misprint:
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>   1968 Ernest J. Simmons _Introduction to Tolstoy's Writings_ (Chicago: U. of C. Press) 79: There are no...inpressionistic effects.
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>   Can the same be said of the tens of thousands of raw Googlits on "inpressions(s)," "inpressionist(ic), "inpress(es)," "inpressing,""inpressed," "inpressionism" ?
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>   JL
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