[net.sf-lovers] Of dictionaries, Webster's and others

andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) (07/19/85)

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	"Trying to determine what a word means by looking it up in a
	Websters is almost as useful as trying to determine a a
	politician's honesty by looking at the Gallop Poll."

"Webster's" is not a trademark.  It's a generic term, like
"dictionary".  My favorite dictionary (no flames, please) is "Merriam
Webster's Third International Dictionary."  My least favorite
dictionary also has "Webster's" in the title.

"Merriam" is a trademark, and some of their dictionaries are excellent.

  -=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!orca!andrew)       [UUCP]
                        (orca!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]