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Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was) based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out back in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom dictionary.

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I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter word in the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it must have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was) based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out back in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom dictionary.

--
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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It's just an acronym JoAnn. They used to put the initials of the charges in
the margins of criminal legal pleadings. Hence for unlawful carnal
knowledge.
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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter word in the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it must have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was) based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out back in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom dictionary.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Con Con" wrote in message
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I've heard that theory as well as one that says the word is derived for a
Germanic word that means to strike, move quickly, or penetrate. I've also
heard that the word was used in a vulgar context as early as the 15th
century.

I tend to believe the latter since acronyms really didn't get develop until
the 20th century.
--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Carol" wrote in message
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It's just an acronym JoAnn. They used to put the initials of the charges
in
the margins of criminal legal pleadings. Hence for unlawful carnal
knowledge.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter word in
the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it must
have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was)
based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out back
in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom dictionary.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Con Con" wrote in message
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Nonsense. That's folk etymology. Any good dictionary (including the American
Heritage) that includes derivations will tell you the true derivation; the
word has cognates in many other Indo-European languages. See the section on
"False etymologies" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
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"Carol" wrote in message
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It's just an acronym JoAnn. They used to put the initials of the charges

in
the margins of criminal legal pleadings. Hence for unlawful carnal
knowledge.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter word in

the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it must

have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was)

based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out

back in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom dictionary.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Con Con" wrote in message
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Grrrr!
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I'm always open to suggestion - that's how we all learn. It sounded
plausible to me.
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Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I've heard that theory as well as one that says the word is derived for a
Germanic word that means to strike, move quickly, or penetrate. I've also
heard that the word was used in a vulgar context as early as the 15th
century.

I tend to believe the latter since acronyms really didn't get develop until
the 20th century.
--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Carol" wrote in message
...
It's just an acronym JoAnn. They used to put the initials of the charges
in
the margins of criminal legal pleadings. Hence for unlawful carnal
knowledge.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter word in
the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it must
have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was)
based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out back
in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom dictionary.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
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so
all may benefit.

"Con Con" wrote in message
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Thanks Suzanne. I can always count on you to set me straight in no uncertain
terms! Keep us the great work!
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Nonsense. That's folk etymology. Any good dictionary (including the American
Heritage) that includes derivations will tell you the true derivation; the
word has cognates in many other Indo-European languages. See the section on
"False etymologies" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Carol" wrote in message
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It's just an acronym JoAnn. They used to put the initials of the charges

in
the margins of criminal legal pleadings. Hence for unlawful carnal
knowledge.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter word in

the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it must

have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was)

based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out

back in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom dictionary.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Con Con" wrote in message
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It does - but there are few words that started that way.

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MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Carol" wrote in message
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I'm always open to suggestion - that's how we all learn. It sounded
plausible to me.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I've heard that theory as well as one that says the word is derived for a
Germanic word that means to strike, move quickly, or penetrate. I've also
heard that the word was used in a vulgar context as early as the 15th
century.

I tend to believe the latter since acronyms really didn't get develop
until
the 20th century.
--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Carol" wrote in message
...
It's just an acronym JoAnn. They used to put the initials of the
charges
in
the margins of criminal legal pleadings. Hence for unlawful carnal
knowledge.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter word
in
the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it must
have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time was)
based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out
back
in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include
some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom
dictionary.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Con Con" wrote in message
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Yep, you see the same sort of thing for POSH (Port Out, Starboard Home) and
OK (numerous theories and no certain derivation).

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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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It does - but there are few words that started that way.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Carol" wrote in message
...
I'm always open to suggestion - that's how we all learn. It sounded
plausible to me.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I've heard that theory as well as one that says the word is derived for

a
Germanic word that means to strike, move quickly, or penetrate. I've

also
heard that the word was used in a vulgar context as early as the 15th
century.

I tend to believe the latter since acronyms really didn't get develop
until
the 20th century.
--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Carol" wrote in message
...
It's just an acronym JoAnn. They used to put the initials of the
charges
in
the margins of criminal legal pleadings. Hence for unlawful carnal
knowledge.
--
Carol A. Bratt, MCP



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I remember being flabbergasted when I found a notorious 4-letter

word
in
the
American Heritage dictionary I bought back in 1974. I figured it

must
have
been a good dictionary if it even included *that* word.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Good question, since Word's lexicon is (or at least at one time

was)
based
on the American Heritage Dictionary, which, when it first came out
back
in
the '60s, was notorious for being the first dictionary to include
some
common "swear words." But you can add them to your custom
dictionary.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Con Con" wrote in message
...
Grrrr!
--
~*Catherine*~










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