[Dixielandjazz] Blanket Statements?

[Kay Spencer]

Jerry,
   
  It wasn't Pat who got rid of the dictionary-- in fact he used one to critique the grammer used in my original note.  
   
  I'm the one who finds dictionaries to be a waste of space that could be better utilized by other more functional objects.  Ain't the internet wonderful!
   
  Kay
   
  

Jerry Gordon <jerrygordon at juno.com> wrote:
  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 
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 :-)