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24 Jul 2012

At 04:41 PM 7/24/2012, you wrote:
...
 On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Tony Duell <ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:

   Sent from
my iPad 
 Why does anyone need ot know this?

 -tony 
It's code for:

"Forgive me if this message is more lucid than my usual communication. 
While your post is amusing and witty, I think 
perhaps you meant "less lucid."  From wiktionary.org:

Etymology

Latin 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lucidus#Latin>lucidus, 
...
 from <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lux#Latin>lux
 (?light?) + <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-id>-id.

Adjective

lucid 
(<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#comparative>comparative 
more lucid, 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#superlative>superlative 
most lucid)
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clear>clear; 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/easily>easily 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/understood>understood
    * 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mentally>mentally 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rational>rational; 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sane>sane
    * 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bright>bright, 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/luminous>luminous, 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/translucent>translucent 
or <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transparent>transparent

Synonyms

    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clear>clear
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coherent>coherent
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fluent>fluent
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pellucid>pellucid
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perspicuous>perspicuous
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/straightforward>straightforward
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/see-through>see-through
    * <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transparent>transparent

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