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Subject: Re: Maven
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Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 18:24:46 EDT
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[insect spray]

About the meaning of "maven" or "mavin":

My two newest dictionaries give:

"mavin ... an expert, esp. in everyday matters." (The Random House College
          Dictionary, Revised Version)

"maven,mavin ... an expert or connoisseur, often esp. a self-proclaimed one."
          (Webster's New World, Second College Edition).

"Leo Rosten's Treasury of Jewish Quotations" (copyright 1972) gives in the
glossary:  "Yiddish for a true expert, a seasoned judge of quality,
a connoisseur."


However, the point made by Dick Binder is (I think) well taken, given
that the common usage is as he says (I didn't know it was).  Compare the
changing meanings of the word "hacker".

          Gordon Fisher