[Ads-l] Words that end in letter "v"

[Laurence Horn]

And “Gov”/“gov"

> On Jan 5, 2023, at 9:57 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at DUKE.EDU> wrote:
> 
> So, luv?
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> Subject: Re: Words that end in letter "v"
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> If proper names (e.g. Kalashnikov) are included, we can Mav (‘member of Dallas Mavericks basketball team’) and Cav (‘member of Cleveland professional basketball team or of one of University of Virginia teams’)
> 
> Also (U.K.) “lav"
> 
> LH
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>> On Jan 5, 2023, at 8:44 AM, George Thompson <george.thompson at NYU.EDU> wrote:
>> 
>> "perv"?
>> 
>> GAT
>> 
>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 10:05 AM Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Any other words that end in letter "v"?
>>> 
>>> A.Word.A.Daywith Anu Garg
>>> 
>>> spiv
>>> 
>>> PRONUNCIATION:
>>> (spiv) [
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>>> 
>>> MEANING:
>>> noun: An unscrupulous person or a petty criminal, especially one who is
>>> sharply dressed.
>>> verb intr.: To make a living unscrupulously.
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> Tom Zurinskas, Originally from SW Conn 20 yrs, college NE Tenn 3, work
>>> SE NJ 33, resides SE Florida 18... truespel.com
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>> 
>> --
>> George A. Thompson
>> Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern
>> Univ. Pr., 1998.
>> 
>> But when aroused at the Trump of Doom / Ye shall start, bold kings, from
>> your lowly tomb. . .
>> L. H. Sigourney, "Burial of Mazeen", Poems. Boston, 1827, p. 112
>> 
>> The Trump of Doom -- also known as The Dunghill Toadstool. (Here's a
>> picture of his great-grandfather.)
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