VernApr 2nd, 2007 - 14:06:08

Love your site but I am sure that is not the correct spelling of minuscule.

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RilesApr 2nd, 2007 - 14:18:51

www.dictionary.com
Miniscule.

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AndyApr 2nd, 2007 - 14:22:08

That is the correct spelling of miniscule. I looked it up on the internet, since I was already on my computer and I didn't want to look foolish.

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XApr 2nd, 2007 - 14:28:10

Yes it is...

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MarkApr 2nd, 2007 - 14:29:52

min·is·cule(mn-skyl)
adj.
Variant of minuscule.

min·us·cule(mn-skyl, m-nskyl) also min·is·cule (mn-skyl)
adj.
1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
2. Of, relating to, or written in miniscule.
n.
1. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.
2. A letter written in minuscule.
3. A lowercase letter.

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YawawaApr 2nd, 2007 - 15:30:58

'Miniscule' and 'minuscule' are both correct. Minuscule is far less common, though, but 'minuscule' is used in French, which may be why you thought 'miniscule' is wrong.

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YawawaApr 2nd, 2007 - 15:32:01

Anyway, what happened to mentioning Gmail Paper Archives? That was also a funny April Fool's thing yesterday. Nobody noticed that??

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expedientnexusApr 2nd, 2007 - 16:01:53

Yeah, I did notice that. I was looking all over for the paper archives and actually gave up thinking it was in fact an April fool's joke...

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jtApr 2nd, 2007 - 16:59:39

there were a ton of fools stories on local online mag, onmilwaukee.com yesterday. some were rather funny

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Hot Stock TipApr 2nd, 2007 - 17:49:20

Any truth to the rumor about Google merging with Roto-Router

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shankyApr 2nd, 2007 - 18:04:58

I did noticed that! the Gmail's paper archive button! I thought Google has gone nuts but yeah its was a nice trick indeed!

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WebsterApr 2nd, 2007 - 18:29:32

Here is a quote from the Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary:

'Minuscule, from Latin minus meaning 'less,' has frequently come to be spelled miniscule, perhaps under the influence of the prefix mini- in the sense 'of a small size.' Although this newer spelling is criticized by many, it occurs with such frequency in edited writing that some consider it a variant spelling rather than a misspelling.'

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nitroApr 2nd, 2007 - 18:58:09

Another web-joke yesterday, was the widely used Facebook.com said that they would deploy a real person to physically 'poke' someone in your 'friend network.'
This came from the figurative 'poke,' which is normally used on facebook.com.

Of course, users were limited to 100 real-pokes.

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take those jokesters to court!Apr 2nd, 2007 - 19:19:26

I already cancelled my $39.99 cable account! I am filing a lawsuit against Google and the local utilities company.

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AdamApr 2nd, 2007 - 20:00:26

If Google's new internet connection uses sewer lines, then Tech Support will involve plumbing. The hourly rate of the Geek Squad will be $60 an hour...

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leisuresuitwallyApr 2nd, 2007 - 23:50:29

I had a friend buy into the paper archive prank by claiming that the back of all the pages had sponsored links printed on them.

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BrendanFarmerApr 3rd, 2007 - 00:29:52

The abbreviation for grams is g.

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JamesApr 3rd, 2007 - 11:47:37

Haha! My boss at work was almost 90% believing Googles TiSP that was fun!

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