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To: Bilow who wrote (59208)	11/27/2002 10:26:27 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

FWIW, Zonder is female.

To: Bilow who wrote (59208)	11/28/2002 2:12:34 AM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Neocon & Zonder both owe you their gratitude, IMO. Your post is the brilliant shining star of the exchange! No kidding. When one reads your last link concerning old meanings, all comes clear. Beyond the correction of the meaning of the word "synonym" you opened with, quite rightly Neocon might be more forgiving too, as for anyone taught only the differing definitions for the two words such as Bilow(presumably), Neocon would have to be wrong(though the seemingly different definitions Zonder first provided in fact each logically encompassed Neocons particular Homonym problem, as Neocon perhaps indicated). Way to go, Dan B

To: Bilow who wrote (59208)	11/29/2002 8:15:13 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Actually, Carl, you are correct. "Nearly the same" is a better definition for synonym, and homonym includes words that homophone may not, i.e., words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently, although there are relatively few such. This occurred to me after I signed off, but I did not feel any urgency in correcting it, since the main point, which is that I used the term correctly, had been made. Still, I think you are right to offer clarification. I apologize to Karen if I were too abrupt. Thanks........