conduction

[Beverly Flanigan]

Just read in a local obituary:  "House design . . . was his special
gifting."  I've seen this before in the sense of "giving presents," but
never in this sense of "talent."

At 06:57 PM 9/28/2006, you wrote:
>Just heard on WMRT-FM Marietta, Ohio: "under the conduction of Leonard
>Bernstein"!!!
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