Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: FOM 2/year 2
From: Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 10:18:58 -0400
References: <6BECF376-8EE7-11D6-A090-003065D4DE46@sohogurus.net>

- --On Wednesday, July 3, 2002 8:46 PM -0400 Allan Wafkowski 
<allan@sohogurus.net> wrote:

> Screed, n. [See 1st Screed. For sense 2 cf. also
>     Gael. sgread an outcry.]
>     1. A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill
>        sound; as, martial screeds.
>
>     2. An harangue; a long tirade on any subject.
>
>              The old carl gae them a screed of doctrine; ye might
>              have heard him a mile down the wind.  --Sir W.
>                                                    Scott.

Ah, I get it now.

One of those terms that a lawyer would understanably find more use for in 
his daily life than the rest of us.

- --
Rolfe Tessem
rolfe@ldp.com
Lucky Duck Productions, Inc.
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