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On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 13:45:18 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > One of the OED definitions of readable is "interesting or pleasant to |
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> > read". I stand by my original statement, argumentative pedants |
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> > notwithstanding. :P |
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> I agree with you. It's Alan I called a pedant for trying to split hairs. |
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I know, a wonderful case of the pot calling the kettle black :P |
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> I had a trial version of OED* on my mobile, but it was not good so I've |
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> reverted to Chambers, which includes "legible" as its first definition |
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> of Readable, and "clear enough to be deciphered" as its first |
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> definition of Legible. |
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I have a proper printed OED, all 1800 pages of it. It's a few years old |
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so doesn't include words like selfie or twerking, but I get by with it. |
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It's main use is for dealing with would be pedants ;-) |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Top Oxymorons Number 37: Sanitary landfill |
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