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