"device" in Spam subject line
Arnold Zwicky
zwicky at STANFORD.EDU
Tue Jul 3 00:07:21 UTC 2012
On Jul 2, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Barbara Need wrote:
>
> I was cleaning out my spam folder and came across the following
> subject line:
>
> Want to have long device like other guys?
>
> Leaving aside the fact that I am NOT a guy, has anyone heard "device"
> used in just this way?
i have cites for, in addition to "tool": "device", "instrument", "implement", "machine", and "utensil".
arnold
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