Mary Smith wrote: > Word nerd checking in...Webster's sez that WHIFF can be a noun or a > verb. Generally, I hate verbing nouns, but in this case, the big book > OK's it. "Whiff" as a noun means "a slight trace or indication." > "Whiff" as a verb means "to carry or convey by or as if by a whiff." > For those who are interested... > > Mary > > P.S. It also gives "smoke" as a meaning for the verb, which is what I > think a few folks have been doing a bit too much of! No no no... smoking is definatly not vogue. Mushroom soup is the thing... lots of garlic and a dash of herbs du' proviance :) -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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