Re: ***** sp2 bREAKS eVERYTHING!!!!! *****

[thejamie]

This is off-topic, but after running a search in word 03 for the word
'etymology' I was lead to this thread. I am very curious as to where (if it
exists in word 03) the etymology is found.
Jamie

"JAX" wrote:

> #3 would fit pretty well.
>
> JAX
>
> One entry found for detract.
>
>
> Main Entry: de·tract
> Pronunciation: di-'trakt, dE-
> Function: verb
> Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detractus, past participle of
> detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de- + trahere to draw
> transitive senses
> 1 archaic : to speak ill of
> 2 archaic : to take away
> 3 : DIVERT <detract attention>
> intransitive senses : to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of
> something -- often used with from
> - de·trac·tor /-'trak-t&r/ noun
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> Yes, please turn-off your computer and stay away from it.
> You should not be detracted from your school homework,
> especially English composition and your innate ability to yell
> "fire!" in a movie theater

[Colin Barnhorst]

Have you tried microsoft.public.word.newusers?

"thejamie" > wrote in message
...
> This is off-topic, but after running a search in word 03 for the word
> 'etymology' I was lead to this thread. I am very curious as to where (if
> it
> exists in word 03) the etymology is found.
> Jamie
>
> "JAX" wrote:
>
>> #3 would fit pretty well.
>>
>> JAX
>>
>> One entry found for detract.
>>
>>
>> Main Entry: de·tract
>> Pronunciation: di-'trakt, dE-
>> Function: verb
>> Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detractus, past participle of
>> detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de- + trahere to draw
>> transitive senses
>> 1 archaic : to speak ill of
>> 2 archaic : to take away
>> 3 : DIVERT <detract attention>
>> intransitive senses : to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness
>> of
>> something -- often used with from
>> - de·trac·tor /-'trak-t&r/ noun
>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> Yes, please turn-off your computer and stay away from it.
>> You should not be detracted from your school homework,
>> especially English composition and your innate ability to yell
>> "fire!" in a movie theater

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

As suggested, you should certainly check out a Word 2003 newsgroup. As far
as I know, there is no such module in Word but you can use it's dictionary
and thesaurus function to search the web and obtain word origins.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"thejamie" > wrote in message
...
> This is off-topic, but after running a search in word 03 for the word
> 'etymology' I was lead to this thread. I am very curious as to where (if
> it
> exists in word 03) the etymology is found.
> Jamie
>
> "JAX" wrote:
>
>> #3 would fit pretty well.
>>
>> JAX
>>
>> One entry found for detract.
>>
>>
>> Main Entry: de·tract
>> Pronunciation: di-'trakt, dE-
>> Function: verb
>> Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detractus, past participle of
>> detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de- + trahere to draw
>> transitive senses
>> 1 archaic : to speak ill of
>> 2 archaic : to take away
>> 3 : DIVERT <detract attention>
>> intransitive senses : to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness
>> of
>> something -- often used with from
>> - de·trac·tor /-'trak-t&r/ noun
>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> Yes, please turn-off your computer and stay away from it.
>> You should not be detracted from your school homework,
>> especially English composition and your innate ability to yell
>> "fire!" in a movie theater

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

Yes, that's my real name.:-)

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Andre Da Costa" > wrote in message
...
> Is that your real last name? Solomon was a wise man! :-)
>
> Andre
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" > wrote in message
> ...
>> As suggested, you should certainly check out a Word 2003 newsgroup. As
>> far as I know, there is no such module in Word but you can use it's
>> dictionary and thesaurus function to search the web and obtain word
>> origins.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "thejamie" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> This is off-topic, but after running a search in word 03 for the word
>>> 'etymology' I was lead to this thread. I am very curious as to where
>>> (if it
>>> exists in word 03) the etymology is found.
>>> Jamie
>>>
>>> "JAX" wrote:
>>>
>>>> #3 would fit pretty well.
>>>>
>>>> JAX
>>>>
>>>> One entry found for detract.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Main Entry: de·tract
>>>> Pronunciation: di-'trakt, dE-
>>>> Function: verb
>>>> Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detractus, past participle of
>>>> detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de- + trahere to draw
>>>> transitive senses
>>>> 1 archaic : to speak ill of
>>>> 2 archaic : to take away
>>>> 3 : DIVERT <detract attention>
>>>> intransitive senses : to diminish the importance, value, or
>>>> effectiveness of
>>>> something -- often used with from
>>>> - de·trac·tor /-'trak-t&r/ noun
>>>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> Yes, please turn-off your computer and stay away from it.
>>>> You should not be detracted from your school homework,
>>>> especially English composition and your innate ability to yell
>>>> "fire!" in a movie theater
>>
>>
>
>

[Andre Da Costa]

Is that your real last name? Solomon was a wise man! :-)

Andre
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> As suggested, you should certainly check out a Word 2003 newsgroup. As
> far as I know, there is no such module in Word but you can use it's
> dictionary and thesaurus function to search the web and obtain word
> origins.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "thejamie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This is off-topic, but after running a search in word 03 for the word
>> 'etymology' I was lead to this thread. I am very curious as to where (if
>> it
>> exists in word 03) the etymology is found.
>> Jamie
>>
>> "JAX" wrote:
>>
>>> #3 would fit pretty well.
>>>
>>> JAX
>>>
>>> One entry found for detract.
>>>
>>>
>>> Main Entry: de·tract
>>> Pronunciation: di-'trakt, dE-
>>> Function: verb
>>> Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detractus, past participle of
>>> detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de- + trahere to draw
>>> transitive senses
>>> 1 archaic : to speak ill of
>>> 2 archaic : to take away
>>> 3 : DIVERT <detract attention>
>>> intransitive senses : to diminish the importance, value, or
>>> effectiveness of
>>> something -- often used with from
>>> - de·trac·tor /-'trak-t&r/ noun
>>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> Yes, please turn-off your computer and stay away from it.
>>> You should not be detracted from your school homework,
>>> especially English composition and your innate ability to yell
>>> "fire!" in a movie theater
>
>

[Nathan McNulty]

Not that I can't wait to see this thread die, but you may want to check
your system clock because you are a little ahead of the rest of us :)

-----
Nathan McNulty

Andre Da Costa wrote:
> Is that your real last name? Solomon was a wise man! :-)
>
> Andre
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>As suggested, you should certainly check out a Word 2003 newsgroup. As
>>far as I know, there is no such module in Word but you can use it's
>>dictionary and thesaurus function to search the web and obtain word
>>origins.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"thejamie" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>This is off-topic, but after running a search in word 03 for the word
>>>'etymology' I was lead to this thread. I am very curious as to where (if
>>>it
>>>exists in word 03) the etymology is found.
>>>Jamie
>>>
>>>"JAX" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>#3 would fit pretty well.
>>>>
>>>>JAX
>>>>
>>>>One entry found for detract.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Main Entry: de·tract
>>>>Pronunciation: di-'trakt, dE-
>>>>Function: verb
>>>>Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detractus, past participle of
>>>>detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de- + trahere to draw
>>>>transitive senses
>>>>1 archaic : to speak ill of
>>>>2 archaic : to take away
>>>>3 : DIVERT <detract attention>
>>>>intransitive senses : to diminish the importance, value, or
>>>>effectiveness of
>>>>something -- often used with from
>>>>- de·trac·tor /-'trak-t&r/ noun
>>>>"Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
>>>>Yes, please turn-off your computer and stay away from it.
>>>>You should not be detracted from your school homework,
>>>>especially English composition and your innate ability to yell
>>>>"fire!" in a movie theater
>>
>>
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