Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2(pesnta.1.2) 9/5/84; site scc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!moncol!pesnta!scc!steiny From: steiny@scc.UUCP (Don Steiny) Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.jokes Subject: Re: Re: odd definitions Message-ID: <480@scc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 31-Mar-85 12:09:11 EST Article-I.D.: scc.480 Posted: Sun Mar 31 12:09:11 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Apr-85 00:47:34 EST References: <234@rtech.ARPA> <396@teddy.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Computational Linguist Lines: 45 Xref: watmath net.nlang:2823 net.jokes:11616 > > > Webster's 2nd unabridged dictionary actually contains the following > > definitions: > > > > pooh'-pooh' A reduplication of pooh. > > > > pooh'-pooh', or pooh'pooh' the'o.ry The theory that language orginated in > > interjections which gradually acquired meaning. Cf. BOWWOW THEORY, > > DINGDONG THEORY > > -- > > Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) > > aka Swazoo Koolak Note: the defination "reduplication of pooh" is also in the American Heritage dictionary (a copy of Websters?!?). The "Bow Wow" theory of language is a real one. It is it is discussed on p. 23 of "Introduction to Language" by Fromkin and Rodman. It is not called "pooh-pooh" in this book, but the name is in the spirit of the theory and could easily be an alternate name. > > In some areas of publishing, it can be difficult to prove that > someone is copying your work. Often publishers producing things like > maps, or dictionaries will put bogus entries into the work. This is > somewhat akin to tagging substances with radioisotopes. > At USENEX several years ago someone informed us that UNIX was full of such "tracer-tags." > I believe you have stumbled across one of these tracer-tags. More > can be found if you look hard, but usually very few are included. It > can also be fun to look for places on maps which do not really exist. > > Mark J. Norton > decvax!genrad!panda!mjn As ever, facts are stranger than fiction. -- scc!steiny Don Steiny - Personetics @ (408) 425-0382 ihnp4!pesnta -\ 109 Torrey Pine Terr. ucbvax!twg --> scc!steiny Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 fortune!idsvax -/