The medium has nothing to do with whether accurate or
not.  Oxford English is far better t6han microgarbage
any day.  One co. builds software, the other has been
produced a scholarly researched dictionary for far
longer than MS has been in existence.

Bill wrote:
>
> There is no such thing as a "proper" dictionary.  Languages evolve rapidly,
> and a dictionary is just a compilation of currently accepted usage.  An
> electronic dictionary is far more likely to be current than an
> old-fashioned and obsolete printed dictionary.
>
> At 02:23 PM 10/10/99 GMT, Pat Collins wrote:
> >It is a sad day when MS Word is considered an authority on how things
> >should be spelled.  Use a proper dictionary please! :)
> >
> >
> >Pat N8VW
> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> >
> >On 10/9/99, 9:57:48 PM, "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET> wrote
> >regarding Re: Buses...Busses...????????:
> >
> >
> >
> >> I guess I shoulda looked it up on MS Word.
> >
> Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com
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> It ain't what you don't know that hurts you,
> it's what you do know that's wrong.