On Thursday 29 May 2003 12:42 pm, Tristan McLeay wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tristan McLeay" <kesuari@...>
> >To: <CONLANG@...>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:19 PM
> >Subject: Re: lexicon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>JS Bangs wrote:
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> >>
> >>
> >>>How about the distinction between "sell" and "vend"?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Vending machines vend, people sell :)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I've never actually heard 'vend' used as a verb. Maybe I just don't
get out
> >enough...
> >
> >
> Nah, I only sometimes use it as a jocular backformation of 'vending
> machine'.
>
> --
> Tristan <kesuari@...>
>
>
I spend many summer saturdays as a vendor at the local farmers' market.
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