Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My great grandfather worked in the "dieing shop" at Kirkstall Forge, near Leeds, UK, making parts for steam waggon axles in the 1890's. I didn't have to look it up in any dictionary. I think common usage, over long periods of time, tends to validate the correctness of a word - or not?? Answers please in not less than............ Regarding "compared to", I was always under the impression that this should be "compared with". Douglas buzz.hausner@verizon.net wrote: > Your dictionary thing is wrong. > > >>From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >>Date: Tue Jun 07 09:35:13 CDT 2005 >>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography > > >>On 6/7/05 2:11 AM, "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> typed: >> >> >>>Castings, dies, metallurgy - the making of a die, or form, to be filled >>>with >>>molten metal. >>>And the process of colouring fabrics is ............ >>>Douglas >>> >>>Buzz Hausner wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Apparently so. I am unaware of "Dieing" as a word in English; did you >>>>mean dieting? >>>> >>>>Buzz >>>> >> >>Both spellings check out on my American heritage computer dictionary thing. >> >> >>Mark Rabiner >>Photography >>Portland Oregon >>http://rabinergroup.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >