[TheForge] Coak

[Bruce .]

I thought I made that clear.  There are those are in the habit of ignoring
the law when they find it convenient to do so.  We call such criminals when
they don't work for the govt. E.g.:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Mayfield

Bruce
NJ

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:23 AM, CraigSchaefer <calvinjean2 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Who are you hiding from?
>
> And if you're on this list, you're already worse than a drug mfgr.
>
>
> Craig
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Bruce ." <freemab222 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:01:38 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] Coak
>
> I find myself  cringing every time I compose a message in which I need to
> name that well-known product of partial combustion of coal that shares a
> name with a soft drink from Atlanta and, in particular, with a street
> drug.  I really don't want my every email to be subject to scrutiny by the
> authorities.  (A mild paranoia is the sign of a healthy mind.)
>
> Spellings are standardized these days, but that wasn't always true.  Hence,
> exerting a small bit of poetic (?) license, I tried an alternative spelling
> (see subject line).  Of course, I wouldn't insist that anyone ELSE use this
> spelling, I'm mainly interested whether you'd recognise the meaning.  Think
> "Cook Coal to make Coak".
>
> Now if that novel spelling doesn't please you, one could use the old
> spelling, "colk", which the "Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology"
> (Doesn't EVERYBODY have a copy of that?) lists our current spelling as
> first recorded in the 17th century, and probably alternative spelling of
> the word (as opposed to a distinct word) which was first recorded in the
> 14th century.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Bruce
> NJ
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