From: "Kenn Yuill" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 13:33:49 -0400
Reply-To: Kenn Yuill <kenn.yuill@sympatico.ca>
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]OT: English Usage (was: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: WiFI)
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Well, Lewis, I guess that my old "Random House Webster's Electronic=20
Dictionary" is showing its age, since it differentiates between the=20
verbs 'jibe', to agree with, concur, etc. and 'gibe', to taunt, deride,=20
etc.  I meant to send my note directly to you not the list, but realise=20
now that the addresses are identical.  Anyway, excuse the intrusion to=20
the list and enjoy the tagline.


On 19/05/06 at 09:38, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote about the subject of
"[OS2Wireless]OT: English Usage (was: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: WiFI)"

=10> True, Kenn, the more (or less) correct word is "jibe," however,
=10> as a Jazz (and classical) musician (most people don't know that
=10> I hold two degrees in music), I tend to think of "jibe" as
=10> meaning a jest, and "jive" as a meshing together. That said,
=10> even Merriam-Webster doesn't define "jibe" (a variant of "gibe")
=10> as a meshing together, but rather only as the more common jest.
=10>
=10> Still, your point is well taken, my friend. ;-)   I hope
=10> everyone derived the same enjoyment from my turn of the phrase
=10> as we did!!
=10>
=10> On 05/19/2006 09:25 am, Kenn Yuill thus wrote :
=10> >
=10> > Good Morning Lewis,
=10> >
=10> > Excuse my intrusion, the word 'jive' has various meaning as a
=10> verb, such as to play or dance to jive music and is used
=10> slangily to mean tease or fool, whereas 'jibe', in this context,
=10> means to agree or be in accord with, versus the meaning for
=10> sailors to shift direction continually while sailing before the
=10> wind.
=10> >
=10> > Of course, 'jive' could be a typing error in your case, but I
=10> made the same grammatical mistake not so long ago to the
=10> amusement of my audience, :-D .
=10> >
=10> >
=10> > On 19/05/06 at 08:14, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote about the
=10> subject of
=10> > "[OS2Wireless]Re: WiFI"
=10> > =10> That's interesting to hear. It doesn't jive with what I've
=10> read
=10> > =10> (or experienced), but it's interesting to read. I'll do some
=10> > =10> further digging on this.
                                -oOo-   =20

--=20
 Aloha,
         Kenn
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