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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21387)	1/31/1999 11:03:00 AM
From: Early Out	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77400

ps- etymology of dressed to the nines, if you please... Hey! It's Sunday Morning! According to the ALT.USAGE.ENGLISH FAQ: "dressed to the nines" ---------------------- This expression, meaning "very fashionably and elaborately dressed", is recorded from the 18th century. "The nine" or "the nines" were used to signify "superlative" in numerous other contexts. Theories include: 9, being the highest single-digit number, symbolized the best; a metanalysis of Old English _to then eyne_ "to the eyes"; a reference to the 9 muses; and from the expression "nine nines fine", denoting gold of 99.9999999 percent purity. Cheers -jsc