Interesting Story (OT) tad more OT

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:07:28 +0100



Mary Smith wrote:

> Word nerd checking in...Webster's sez that WHIFF can be a noun or a
> verb. Generally, I hate verbing nouns, but in this case, the big book
> OK's it. "Whiff" as a noun means "a slight trace or indication."
> "Whiff" as a verb means "to carry or convey by or as if by a whiff."
> For those who are interested...
>
> Mary
>
> P.S. It also gives "smoke" as a meaning for the verb, which is what I
> think a few folks have been doing a bit too much of!

No no no... smoking is definatly not vogue. Mushroom soup is the thing...
lots of garlic and a dash of herbs du' proviance :)


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