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Subject:RE: Work group / workgroup From:"Lev Abramov" <lev -dot- abramov -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sat, 2 Dec 2006 11:56:11 +0200
Dori Green claims that...
Quickest of searches at dictionary.com:
work is a word.
group is a word.
workgroup is not a word.
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Dori, I don't know what YOUR copy of dictionary.com is smoking - but I have
a habit of rechecking such claims.
I don't mean you have some vested interest in spreading deliberate
disinformation about the word "workgroup" (I am not even sure you wear a
vest!) - it just didn't ring right to me, and here's what dictionary.com came
up with in my case (the right [key]stroke, see?!)
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1 result for: workgroup
View results from: Dictionary
workgroup: Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, (c) 1993-2005 Denis Howe
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I must say I'm thoroughly enjoying this list (been lurking for the past
month or so), and this is my first posting, so - my apologies in advance if
I've broken a convention or two.
Cheers -
Lev
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