[FITW] another mishy-phen for the record

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Michael Hamm - 09 Nov 2006 16:58 GMT

Another mishy-phen for the record is 'reap-
pear', which appears (once, I think) in the
current issue of _Notices of the American
Mathematical Society_.

Michael Hamm
AM, Math, Wash. U. St. Louis
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jerry_friedman@yahoo.com - 09 Nov 2006 17:30 GMT

> Another mishy-phen for the record is 'reap-
> pear', which appears (once, I think) in the
> current issue of _Notices of the American
> Mathematical Society_.

If Shakespeare had known about migrant harvesters: "Thou brazeiro,
thou hairless dog of Mexique, thou reap-pear."

--
Jerry Friedman wonders whether anyone has mishy-phenned Shakes-
pear.

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[FITW] another mishy-phen for the record