To: Kaslin
I always thought it was a slew of bad news...I checked it out...dictionary.com says either slew or slue....no connection to slay either way though.
To: scrabblehack; Kaslin
I always thought it was a slew of bad news...I checked it out...dictionary.com says either slew or slue....no connection to slay either way though. Yeah, but what do the dictionarie's say about apostrophe's?
18 posted on
12/16/2007 7:13:51 AM PST by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: scrabblehack
+++ I always thought it was a slew of bad news...I checked it out...dictionary.com says either slew or slue....no connection to slay either way though. ++++
You're correct, it's 'Slew'.
(And I have a different Dictionary extension with my Firefox.)
34 posted on
12/16/2007 7:31:49 AM PST by
Condor51
(I wouldn't vote for Rooty under any circumstance -- even if Waterboarded!)
To: scrabblehack
According to my dictionary slew is preferred, slue is more of a nautical term.
41 posted on
12/16/2007 7:38:37 AM PST by
Graybeard58
( Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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