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["Joseph Shaw, II" <josephshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > i've been abusing the word "extortionate" ever since.  i didn't have any
> > idea if it was mis-spelled or not.  in fact, i never checked.  i simply
took
> > the word "extortion" and extrapolated upon what some other words ending
in
> > "ion" used in the same kind of context, and applied that to my word.
thus,
> > extortionate.  it didn't occur to me that i might be making something
up.
> > +)
>
> Well, after John said that his spell checker didn't find it as a
> misspelling, I ran it on my spell checker too. It didn't find a
misspelling
> either. So, Mac, I guess you've taught me a new word.
>
> Regardless, it's a great word, and I'm perfectly willing to believe that
it
> was original with you, and gathered such world wide acclaim that it was
> added to dictionaries everywhere.
>
> I don't have a dictionary with me to do more than spell check, but the
> definition seems self obvious.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John



Well, it IS in my little pocket/desktop WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY,
copyright 1995.  Under origin it reads "(McMuffin, Mac, i.e. Macbryghde,
Krystof ;  Scot)."

....Interesting!!!

And it sounds pretty much like the definition you would expect, which
certainly would work in this context!  Good Going, Mac!

Michael