So which side of your mouth are you talking out of?

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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:33:47 -0500, Andrew H. Carter
> wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:35:25 GMT, sf >
> scribbled some thoughts:
>
>
> >On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:15:41 -0500, Andrew H. Carter
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:06:04 -0600, "jmcquown"
> >> > scribbled some thoughts:
> >>
> >>
> >> >ea. isn't a contraction, it's an abbreviation for "each". As a netcop, I
> >> >figured you warranted a warning
> >>
> >>
> >> Technically: yes, loosely: no, a contraction is the
> >> shortening of a word by omission of a sound "ch" or letter.
> >
> >Where's the apostrophe? There is alwasys a period after ea.
> >
>
>
> ea abbreviation
> each
>
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>
> con€¢trac€¢tion \ken-"trak-shen\ noun (15c)
> 1 a : the action or process of contracting : the state
> of being contracted
> b : the shortening and thickening of a functioning muscle or
> muscle fiber
> c : a reduction in business activity or growth
> 2 : a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by
> omission of a sound or letter; also : a form produced by
> such shortening
> con€¢trac€¢tion€¢al \-shnel, -she-nel\ adjective
> con€¢trac€¢tive \ken-"trak-tiv, "kan-'\ adjective
> con€¢trac€¢tion€¢ary \ken-"trak-she-'ner-e\ adjective
>
> (C)1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster,
> Incorporated. All rights reserved.


sf
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