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Dodi Schultz
January 11th, 2008, 12:21 AM
Guess I dug this hole for myself.

The word for Round 1874:

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= MEDRICK =
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Please send any DQs to me instantly. Your inventive "definitions" should
reach me no later than noon eastern US time on Saturday 12 January. (All by
e-mail, lastname at compuserve dot com.)

As usual, no looking in dictionaries or other word listings on or off line
till after you've voted in the second part of the round.

--Dodi

Judy Madnick
January 11th, 2008, 07:34 AM
----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Dodi Schultz" <SCHULTZ (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>

<< =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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<< = MEDRICK =
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A typical mispronunciation of our last name. <nad> (Seriously, you would be amazed at the number of people who say "Madrick" or "Medrick.")

Judy Madnick
Jacksonville, FL

Bill Hirst
January 11th, 2008, 08:24 AM
Me Tarzan and You Jane's less noble neighbors: Me Drick and Ewe Merino

-Bill

Daniel B. Widdis
January 11th, 2008, 08:42 AM
DS> by e-mail, lastname at compuserve dot com.

Dodi,

Amusingly, while giving my email address to some company or other over the
phone, I told them "My last name, widdis, at gmail dot com." They ended up
typing in: mylastnamewiddis (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Quality customer service reps are being hired these days.

--
Dan

Dodi Schultz
January 11th, 2008, 10:06 AM
Dan, quoting my "...by e-mail, lastname at compuserve dot com," writes
that:

>> ...while giving my email address to some company or other over the
>> phone, I told them "My last name, widdis, at gmail dot com." They
>> ended up typing in: mylastnamewiddis (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Hey, at least it wasn't "...geemaledot.com."

--Dodi

Paul Keating
January 11th, 2008, 11:44 AM
I remember reading a letter to a magazine by someone called Clarke, who once
gave her name over the phone as "Clarke, with an E", only to have the
invoice come back addressed to Clark-Withaney.

>> ...while giving my email address to some company or other over the
>> phone, I told them "My last name, widdis, at gmail dot com." They
>> ended up typing in: mylastnamewiddis (AT) gmail (DOT) com

JohnnyB
January 11th, 2008, 12:08 PM
I, for obvious reasons, have tried various things over the years to insist on my final "s". Two amusing outcomes have been

1. that I once grumpily observed to a friend who forgot it that my name has an "s" on the end - his response was immediate and to
special friends I have ever since been known as Johns Barr (and the pair of us as Johns and Jills Barr)

2. I have received letters to "The Right Honorable The Plural Barr" (I do not deserve the Right Hon as I am not and never will be a
member of the Privy Council) I can find no trace of such a rank as "The Plural" - not even on wikipedia <vbgdr>

JohnnyB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> [mailto:Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Paul Keating
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 5:44 PM
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Round 1874: New word
>
>
> I remember reading a letter to a magazine by someone called
> Clarke, who once gave her name over the phone as "Clarke,
> with an E", only to have the invoice come back addressed to
> Clark-Withaney.
>
> >> ...while giving my email address to some company or
> other over the
> >> phone, I told them "My last name, widdis, at gmail dot com." They
> >> ended up typing in: mylastnamewiddis (AT) gmail (DOT) com
>
>