"write," n. = "something intended to be read; a writing."

[Charles Doyle]

The (subconsciously) perceived "Britishness" of the usage might explain why I found it pretentious--back in the days before I grew broadminded, nonjudgmental, serenely cheerful . . . .

--Charlie
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>Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:24:39 -0700
>From: "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>
>Subject: Re: "write," n. = "something intended to be read; a writing."
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

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>i used to associate it with british usage.  and that's consistent with the trend of the OED's cites, but then that might just reflect a british sampling bias in the dictionary.
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>arnold

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