Words from Popular Literature Not in OED
Wilson Gray
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Fri Nov 10 21:38:25 UTC 2006
Thank you so very much, Fred! I'm truly flattered!
-Wilson
On 11/10/06, Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Wilson Gray wrote:
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> > Can't quite tell whether you're serious or jes' funnin' with me, Fred.
> > In case that you're serious, you're very welcome.
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> I was serious. It was too late at night to be trying to be funnin'.
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> Your contributions are a big part of what makes this list serv worthwhile.
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> Fred
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