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To: Sockdolager
Ack, I didn't realize. :(
But Sockdologer is the alternate spelling,
which was more appealing to me.
10 posted on 05/21/2003 11:02:58 AM PDT by Sockdologer
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To: Sockdologer
The correct spelling would be "Sockdologer." There is the famous line (famous because it was Booth's chosen cue for the shooting) in "Our American Cousin," about a "sockdologizing mantrap." The word is meant to be a comical corruption of "doxologizing." Since one of the root words is "logos," it's clear that the name "Sockdologer" should be spelled with an "o."
22 posted on 05/21/2003 11:12:43 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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