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::throws up the horns for skosh::

Thank you!

In comp lit, we use "reify" a lot. In fact, it was just in my last paper.

One wonders if "scotch" as defined as "just a little", i.e. "Not much nutmeg -- just a scotch," derived from "skosh".

Interesting.

I do know the stereotype of the frugal Scot is why clear tape is trade-named Scotch tape in the US (something about a protype which used glue on only the edges, I think).

I disagree. Drew & I use "sesquipedalian" with alarming regularity - usually relating to the kinds of snotty & pretentious kinds of words favored by those of us who sojourned in the Mac linguistics & English departments, but sometimes to refer to things that are a foot & a half long. We don't get out much.

Congratulations! You are now part of the SAT!

Pero no se' como se dice "Finnish" o "Finland" en espan~ol....

*desperately needs to install the Spanish character set*

I would guess they would be fine's and Finland, respectively.

*decides that until the Spanish-speakers give My Peoples a little more respect, the charset will remain uninstalled*

Finland : Finlandia
Finnish : finés, finlandés, finlandesa
Finnish lady : finesa, finlandesa
Finnish language : finés, finlandés

It's not just for the SAT anymore!

Ok, we used sesquipedelian a lot in my etymology class, so I guess that doesn't really count, either. I use it occasionally in my daily life -- ! But I'm a dork, so that might not count either.

reify is also used in first-order logic, when translating relations into objects.