recoing

[Charles Doyle]

I sent that message before I was finished with it; sorry! (I was busy pondering the spelling of "boundary" when the message accidentally took wing. Also, I realize that the word "recon" doesn't exactly keep the vowel.)

In regard to clippings, the next thing I was going to note is that on some college campuses, the discipline (and department) of ECONOMICS is colloquially referred to as "eco," on other campuses as "econ." I wonder if that difference is partly influenced by whether the college's official course prefix comprises three letters or four.

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:17:21 -0500
>From: Charles Doyle <cdoyle at UGA.EDU>
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>The clipping "reco" could represent almost any word beginning with "re-" plus "con-" or "com-," often with the vowel altered (and perhaps the syllable boundry reconfigured). "Recon" kept the vowel.
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>---- Original message ----
>>Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:43:02 -0500
>>From: Michael H Covarrubias <mcovarru at PURDUE.EDU>
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>>This verb form looks like a shortening of 'reconditioned'.
>>
>>Quoting Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>:
>> > Verb: "This excelent condition
>>> Radiator top tank came off my 292
>>> V8 and had been recoed just 2
>>> months earlier."
>>> http://denver.craigslist.org/pts/489482546.html
>>
>>
>>as does this use:
>>"GT40P FULLY RECOED FORD CYLINDER HEADS"
>>http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GT40P-FULLY-RECOED-FORD-CYLINDER-HEADS_W0QQitemZ150187473597QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>this use:
>>"BALL JOINTS RECOED AS WELL."
>>http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SUZUKI-800-HATCH-AUTO_W0QQitemZ220175673084QQihZ012QQcategoryZ136024QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>maybe this use (tho it's listed as "condition: new" so...):
>>RECOED POWER RP4000 Geared Scroll Chuck
>>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RECOED-POWER-RP4000-Geared-Scroll-Chuck_W0QQitemZ300175548556QQcmdZViewItem
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>>Not knowing enough about cars I'm not sure if these might also be 'recored'.
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>>And one listing includes the condition of several of parts--adding to the ambiguity.
>>..
>>*Recoed Starter
>>*Recoed Alternator
>>*Recored Radiator
>>..
>>http://forums.overlander.com.au/viewtopic.php?p=770596&sid=e60c1d3854d15f0fe049f2ed879b13c6
>>
>>michael
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