I am not ashamed to admit that I was unsure of the exact meaning of the word
"sophomoric". In search of enlightenment I turned to Merriam-Webster's
on-line dictionary (a not unreasonable choice as it puts it in an American
context) and found the following:
Main Entry: soph.o.mor.ic
Pronunciation: "säf-'mOr-ik, -'mor-, -'mär- also "sof- or "sä-f&- or "so-f&-
Function: adjective
Date: 1813
1 : conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and
immature
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore
I hope that this isn't reflective of a breakdown in the working relationship
between Tyler and Nick! :-)
Best wishes,
Matthew
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-----Original Message-----
From: KM Fernie [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 01 October 2002 09:54
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Subject: Re: Heritage Management System - feedback request
Tyler,
Sophomoric! A uniquely American addition to the lexicon for this list :)
Kate
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Tyler Bell wrote:
> Nick,
>
> You already heard from Martin but the reason not to do this is that people
are less inclined to read attatchments in forums, and it is considered
sophmoric by the e-
> literate.
>
> T
>
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