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<p>[QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 118014, member: 878"]Thanks TallCakes. Sorbet is a word I learned a hundred years ago, but sherbet came up today and I thought it was a misspelling. I hit google or bing in those cases instead of opening my Webster because the latter is so outdated I might not find either. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Got a shock when typing sorbet into an online dictionary and sherbet popped up <u>instead</u>. Finally got both and the definitions were identical. Thousands of new words and/or definitions are added every year and many of those are because some groups, like we collectors, either make up a new word or invent a new use for an old one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you. May I just depend on you directly for realistic, correct and honest definitions in the future? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /> Please.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 118014, member: 878"]Thanks TallCakes. Sorbet is a word I learned a hundred years ago, but sherbet came up today and I thought it was a misspelling. I hit google or bing in those cases instead of opening my Webster because the latter is so outdated I might not find either. :sorry: Got a shock when typing sorbet into an online dictionary and sherbet popped up [U]instead[/U]. Finally got both and the definitions were identical. Thousands of new words and/or definitions are added every year and many of those are because some groups, like we collectors, either make up a new word or invent a new use for an old one. Thank you. May I just depend on you directly for realistic, correct and honest definitions in the future? :D Please.[/QUOTE]
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