[Dixielandjazz] Blanket Statements?

[Jerry Gordon]

 Pat, 

Since you got rid of your "old door-stop dictionary," a handy replacement
is Dictionary.com. If you go there and plug in 'mentor,' you'll find that
several sources do just list it as a noun, but the American Heritage
Dictonary (2006) also shows it as a verb.

Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY - Webmaster for
http://APlaceForJazz.org    http://SwingtimeJazz.org



On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:44:13 -0700 (PDT) Kay Spencer <kay2840 at yahoo.com>
writes:
>  
>   The Oxford Dictionary has always had problems staying current 
> which is why I geve my old door-stop dictionary to the Salvation 
> Army store along with my old clothes some years ago.  
>    
>   If you google "mentored" you will get more than a few responses.  
> Actually one million, seven-hundred thousand citations, some of 
> which originate at university websites. 
>    
>    
>    
>   A mentor is an `experienced and trusted consellor`. `Mentored` ? 
> No such 
> word. Not according to my Oxford Dictionary (The one with the 
> picturesd in)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Pat :-)