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Subject: Re: Technical terms and rules of thumb
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Date: Wed, 18-Mar-87 15:16:45 EST
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In article <6029@watmath.UUCP> credmond@watmath.UUCP (Chris Redmond) writes:
>I am hoping to write an article (or something) about the way in which
>technical terms and 'rules of thumb' from professional, scientific
>and recreational fields find their way into general speech, and
>into people's view of the world in general 





I wonder where the term RULE OF THUM came from?