For years, when reading, I've noted down words I didn't know as well as passages that struck me as worth saving. I've decided to move those scribblings from paper to this blog, a sort of space-age commonplace book.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Eric Partridge, Usage and Abusage
From the entry on "eatable; edible" entry in Usage and Abusage
An edible fungus, if badly cooked, may be uneatable. Similarly, coffee as made in England is potable but not always drinkable.
Andrew P. Mills, is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Integrative Studies Program at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. He can be contacted at: amills [at] otterbein [dot] edu
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