Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/23

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Subject: [Leica] Leni Riefenstahl
From: phong at doan-ltd.com (Phong)
Date: Mon Aug 23 03:49:17 2004
 
Ah, gummint (for government) is a word I learned on the LUG.
Marc (I think it was Marc and not Matthew, nor Luke, nor John)
must have mispelled it.

- Phong


Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >snippet<
> > the Leftists scream for gummit programs limiting personal 
> > liberities and reducing all citizens to a common state of 
> > servility to the authoritiies.)"
> 
> A small point but not knowing what "gummit" was I looked it up in 
> "onelook"  which is 112 dictionaries linked. Nothing comes close 
> which could  be this in the context in which its used.
> I think Mathew just made it up!
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Leni Riefenstahl)