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To: epicure who wrote (77250)	4/8/2000 3:15:00 PM
From: lorrie coey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Perhaps, perhaps not. "vernacular" From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913) Vernacular \Vernac"ular\, n. The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913) Vernacular \Vernac"ular\, a. [L. vernaculus born in one's house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.] Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernacular language. ``A vernacular disease.' --Harvey. His skill the vernacular dialect of the Celtic tongue. --Fuller. Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted. --Pope. From WordNet (r) 1.6 (wn) vernacular adj : being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: {common}, {vulgar}] n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {jargon}, {slang}, {lingo}, {argot}, {patois}] 2: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) "gay" From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913) Gay \Gay\, a. [Compar. {Gayer}; superl. {Gayest}.] [F. gai, perhaps fr. OHG. g?hi swift, rapid, G. g["a]h, j["a]h, steep, hasty; or cf. OHG. w?hi beatiful, good. Cf. {Jay}.] 1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry. Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. --Pope. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed. --Gray. 2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed. Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? --Chaucer. A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton dress! --Milton. 3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.] Syn: Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly, sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial; joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913) Gay \Gay\, n. An ornament [Obs.] --L'Estrange. From WordNet (r) 1.6 (wn) gay adj 1: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {cheery}, {sunny}] 2: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn:{jocund}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}] 3: given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies" 4: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" [syn: {brave}, {braw}] 5: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {festal}, {festive}, {merry}] 6: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: {queer}, {homophile(a)}] n : someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: {homosexual}, {homo}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) (gazetteer) Gay, GA (town, FIPS 32384) Location: 33.09367 N, 84.57400 W Population (1990): 133 (64 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Gay, MI Zip code(s): 49945 Gay, WV Zip code(s): 25244