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Jerry Friedman · 23 May 2011, 04:44 · from 2011-May.txt.gz

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From: jerry_friedman at yahoo.com (Jerry Friedman)
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 21:44:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (urth) question
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> From: David Duffy <davidD at qimr.edu.au>


[negative mass]

> I think this is a deliberate wink to  the reader.  Ditto the mirrors. Wolfe 
>similarly delights in folk  etymologies such as Ex-Calibor for Excalibur, and 
>brand[ed] new for brand  new.

Another example, pointed out by Michael Andre-Driussi, is the Green Room.

Jerry Friedman

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