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A Rather Interesting Word: "Set"
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javawizard
2008-10-06 13:24:56 UTC
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The word "set" has over 100 meanings or uses. - from the American
Language section of www.odd-info.com
Mike Lyle
2008-10-06 20:47:28 UTC
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Post by javawizard
The word "set" has over 100 meanings or uses. - from the American
Language section of www.odd-info.com
In these parts (sc., AUE) it's celebrated as having provoked the longest
entry in the OED.
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Mike.
Jesse Sheidlower
2008-10-07 01:23:43 UTC
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Post by javawizard
The word "set" has over 100 meanings or uses. - from the American
Language section of www.odd-info.com
In these parts (sc., AUE) it's celebrated as having provoked the longest
entry in the OED.
Although this is no longer the case in OED Online, at least at
the moment. It'll probably catch back up when we get around to
revising it.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED
Mike Lyle
2008-10-07 21:47:57 UTC
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Post by Mike Lyle
Post by javawizard
The word "set" has over 100 meanings or uses. - from the American
Language section of www.odd-info.com
In these parts (sc., AUE) it's celebrated as having provoked the
longest entry in the OED.
Although this is no longer the case in OED Online, at least at
the moment. It'll probably catch back up when we get around to
revising it.
Jesse Sheidlower
OED
How fascinating if it /were/ to get overtaken in the "final" version!
(Not that I'd wish for finality from or in the OED.)
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Mike.
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