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Subject:Re: alot From:"Virginia L. Krenn" <asdxvlk -at- OKWAY -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 14 Dec 1994 10:14:04 -0600
I would not consider "alot" a new term for a new concept. Would anyone
consider writing "alittle" (or abig, asmall, awhatever)? I don't even
know how "alot" would be pronounced.
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Author: Gwen Gall <ggall -at- ca -dot- oracle -dot- com> at SMTP
By the way, there are a "whole bunch" of made-up words out there that have
become "real words," especially in the software industry.
Laurie
lmr -at- syl -dot- nj -dot- nec -dot- com
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When you think about it, _every_ word was "made up" at one time. I am conscious
of this when others object to new terms for new concepts...
