Vandergraaf, Chuck wrote:
>
> Ben,
>
> You wrote, "In 1965 I had an interview with John McCarthy at Princeton for
> Computer Science, accompanied by my Indian priya"
>
> Excuse my ignorance, but what's an "Indian priya?"
>
> Chuck Vandergraaf
> '52 +4 Pinawa, MB
Join A.Word.A.Day to find out. But I will quote their dictionary.
Someone said they did not like "boyfriend" or "girlfriend" for adults
but could not find a better English word. Anu suggested the Sanskrit
for it, "priya". Promilla was sort of my fiancee and another fellow on
the list knew her. She was the daughter of a Prince and Princess and
her sister was Miss New Delhi. Stunningly beautiful. Glad U asked.
Try to join and then look up archives or dictionary. I can subscribe U.
Example: wether--a castrated ram; hight--named or called (Archaic).
Subject:
A.Word.A.Day--navvy
Date:
Sun, 2 May 1999 00:07:28 -0400
From:
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To:
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navvy (NAV-ee) noun
Chiefly British. A laborer, especially one employed in construction
or
excavation projects.
[Short for navigator, canal laborer (obsolete).]
"That includes Jack Firebrace, a London navvy who helped dig the
deepest
of the London underground lines, the Central."
Uzanne Ruta, Life During Wartime, Newsday, 11 Feb 1996.
This week's theme: Words with slightly different spellings from some
everyday
words.
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http://www.wordsmith.org/words/navvy.ram
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