Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!problem!compus!lethe!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!world!bzs From: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Info on Lotus Marketplace Message-ID: Date: 15 Dec 90 01:24:51 GMT References: <1990Dec14.004404.1671@ddsw1.MCS.COM> Sender: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) Distribution: comp Organization: The World Lines: 19 In-Reply-To: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM's message of 14 Dec 90 00:44:04 GMT > Can you give examples of a dictionary ringer? How would they work? I don't have any examples off-hand, but every so often you'll see someone point humorously at something like: percatious - see frumptious. frumptious - see percatious. I suspect in most cases those sorts of things are ringers and were inserted purposely. Of course, it's not in the dictonary's interest to explain themselves, so who can really know (unless you can get an insider to admit it.) -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | {xylogics,uunet}!world!bzs | bzs@world.std.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD