BRAIN, BOC: My review of *Malpractise*

[Carl E. Anderson]

On tor 15 jan 1998 23.35 +0000 StevenTice <StevenTice at AOL.COM> wrote:
> In a message dated 98-01-15 22:43:28 EST, you write:
> << And yes, anal-retentive is hyphenated, not like I'd know or anything
like
>  that, but my 10 volume Oxford English dictionary and four supplements
>  reports this.
>
> Okay, but I bet it spells "color" with a "u," too...:-)

     Actually, I strongly suspect the OED notes the American variant
"color" under its "colour" entry, and marks it as the standard American
spelling.  The OED could be improved, but it is pretty hot shit as it is.

Cheers,
Carl

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Carl Edlund Anderson
Dept. of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic
St. John's College, University of Cambridge
mailto:cea20 at cus.cam.ac.uk
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