[SOC] It's toatally dead - I'll be controversial

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 07:53:43 -0500

Merriam-Webster on line

Main Entry: 1bund
Pronunciation: 'b&nd
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi band, from Persian
Date: 1810
1 : an embankment used especially in India to control the flow of water
2 : an embanked thoroughfare along a river or the sea especially in the Far
East
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Yes, this surprised me, too.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Nielsen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] It's toatally dead - I'll be controversial

> Vieleicht ein W�rterbuch?
>
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 01:43:18PM -0800, JMcAulay wrote:
> > At 02:22 PM 04/02/2003 -0500, Bill Cunningham wrote:
> >
> > >Well so did I, but I took the trouble to look up "bund" in dictionary.
> >
> > You did?  What kind of dictionary?  Oh, my, I used a Deutscher
Lexikon....
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