In article >,
"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:


> >I thought there was a difference. I read the other posts. No, there
> >isn't a distinct, definable difference.

> grateful for that. But in this case, might we look at the verbs
> related to those two adjectives and get a bit beyond a dictionary's
> authority? I say this because of one of Kimberly's posts in this
> thread. I recall that she told Barb that she would never make a fuss
> over something that was served to her.

Actually, I thought about that (looking at "fuss" and "pick") but
decided to go with how people used them in this thread.

> Might the verbs help us choose the adjectives?

That was a very interesting discussion. Perhaps it will help people
decide how they wish to use these words in the future.

> OB Dictionaries. Have you read Simon Winchester's book "The Professor
> and the Madman?" One of the most prolific contributors to the first
> edition of the OED was a homicidal madman! A review can be had he
> http://www.salon.com/books/sneaks/1998/09/03sneaks.html

A fascinating review!

"Imagine a time, Winchester asks us, when there were no dictionaries."

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"[Don't] assume that someone is "broken" just because they behave in ways
you don't like or don't understand." --Miche