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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Comparanda I would guess at on the similar example of corrigenda: items to compare. (Corrigenda are items to correct.)
Latin, baby!
The number of people who don't even understand when I say "indices" instead of "indexes" is kind of freaky to me. I didn't even take Latin as a language; you just pick this stuff up when you work with books. Or, some people do. I had to explain what recto and verso mean the other day.
I have no idea what comparanda are, but I may have been able to noodle it out by context. I, too thought it was Spanish.
I have *no idea* what recto and verso mean.
I am one with sara.
Also, neither my Spanish nor English dictionary recognizes comparanda.
Since OED didn't turn it up, I googled. Since most of the results are either pure latin or museum related, I'd assume it is one of those terms used heavily in a field, but nsm outside that field (like blazar in astro-also not in the OED.)
Yeah, in archaeology it's a VERY common word. Okay, I am the weirdo here, not her.
Perkins--that bag I ordered? Is very pink, and also way too large for me. So I'm going to send it back. It is, I should note, rather pink.
That sucks, Consuela, though actually it sounds about right for me, since I like pink and have a 17 inch laptop.
I got lucky though, and found the BEST EVAH travel bag at the Petaluma Wilson's leather outlet for a really good price (it has wheels, and a hideable rolling handle thingie). I love it, and have named it George.
I have now lazed around too much today and must get back to packing. Do I crack open a bottle of Sam Adams to assist?
Uh, yeah!