On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 10:16:46AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> The Merriam Webster Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary
> both disagree with you. I tend to believe them.

The OED and Webster's 2nd Unabridged agree with John. I'd say you'd
lose that battle of the dictionaries! <g>

-- 
Bob Bernstein          M: Argument is an intellectual process.
                          Contradiction is just the automatic 
			  gainsaying of any statement the other 
			  person makes.

                       A: No it isn't.