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Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary
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Alfred M. Szmidt |
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Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary |
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Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:35:52 -0400 |
Is there any "old" words that use this too or is this some modern
"thing"?
ox -> oxen, and since VAX machines are as strong as oxen, we have the
plural VAXen.
And from there it (I assume) got applied to other things that do alot
of work, like emacs (emacsen), and a couple of machines (boxen).
That is atleast how I gather it.
- [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary, Miles Bader, 2005/06/13
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- Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary, Gian Uberto Lauri, 2005/06/14
- Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary, Robert J. Chassell, 2005/06/14
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- Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary, Daniel Brockman, 2005/06/14
- Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary, Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2005/06/15
- Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary, Nic Ferrier, 2005/06/14
Re: [comp.emacs] "Emacs" defined in Collins English Dictionary, Kevin Rodgers, 2005/06/15