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  • From: Jason Laughlin <jason AT jasonlaughlin.com>
  • To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Tuesday Morning Randomness
  • Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:06:36 -0500

Come now, if it were that logical, it wouldn't be English.

Besides, that definition is covered under proprietary
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=proprietary&r=67

pro·pri·e·tar·y Pronunciation Key (pr-pr-tr)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a proprietor or to proprietors as a group: had proprietary rights; behaved with a proprietary air in his friend's house.
2. Exclusively owned; private: a proprietary hospital.
3. Owned by a private individual or corporation under a trademark or patent: a proprietary drug.

n. pl. pro·pri·e·tar·ies

1. A proprietor.
2. A group of proprietors.
3. Ownership; proprietorship.
4. A proprietary medicine.
5. One granted ownership of a proprietary colony.

At 06:31 PM 11/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
I think it's an acceptable word. Serving or tending to be a proprietor. Similar in fashion to predatory which would be tending to be a predator.


On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 13:16:25 -0500, Jason Laughlin wrote:

>Except that doesn't seem to be a word - proprietOry.
>
>ProprietAry -- now that's a word worth owning.
>
>Jason
>
>At 12:32 PM 11/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>Okay, how about: PROPRIETORY
>>or typewriter...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 11:08:13 -0500, Dallas Smith wrote:
>>
>> >Anyone know what the longest word in the dictionary is that you can spell
>> >only using the top line of your keyboard - QWERTYUIOP - using only those
>> >letters. :) A 10-letter word is the best I can get.
>> >
>> >Dallas
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