Re: [GZG] LITE, LIGHT and other painful matters

[Jerry Han <jhan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A friend of mine has an edition of the 'compact two volume unabridged
OED' -- the one with each book at 22" x 14", the whole thing weighs about
40 or 50 pounds and comes with it's own bar magnifier.  Whew.

JGH

Ken Hall wrote:
> I think the _full_ OED runs to twenty volumes. I'd like to get a set, 
> plus the full current Britannica, and a full set of the 1911 Britannica...
> 
> ...and then I think my wife would kill me in my sleep, and I doubt there 
> would be a jury who would vote to convict....
> 
> Best,
> Ken
> 
> */Tony Wilkinson <twilko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
> 
>     Yeah but is it as bad as the two volume Macquarie *Australian*
>     English Dictionary. I'll take on your OED anyday. ;-)
> 
>     Tony.
> 
>     Michael wrote:
>>     We have a copy of the OED, you DON'T want to get hit with it!
>>      
>>      
>>      
>>      
>>     Michael Brown
>>     mwsaber6@msn <mailto:mwsaber6@msn>
>>
>>     *From:* Evyn MacDude <mailto:infojunky@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>     *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:33 PM
>>     *To:* gzg-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>     <mailto:gzg-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>     *Subject:* Re: [GZG] LITE, LIGHT and other painful matters
>>
>>
>>     On  Apr17 08, at 13:05, Tom B wrote:
>>>     LITE - makes my eyes bleed
>>>     LIGHT - looks right and proper, even if the gh should be
>>>     pronounced like a cat throwing up in a proper language (and this
>>>     should be 'licht')
>>
>>     As there is no Academy of the English language, lite is correct if
>>     it's meaning is clear, and if
>>     y'all want to argue I have access to an OED and am willing to
>>     smack said objecting nits
>>     upside the head with said collection. 
>>
>>     Now this entire conversation would be a great scenario the NAS
>>     civil war, all over spelling.
>>
>>     Note, I am american who learned to speak from a Cockney Nanny,
>>     lives in California, and
>>     has dated and/or lived with an Australian. Thus it's all bloody
>>     english to me. 
>>
>>     Evyn MacDude
>>     infojunky@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:infojunky@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>     "When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House
>>     Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but
>>     neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor
>>     that of any other participant, may be revealed"
>>
>>
>>
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