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Re: Opinions on English

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, September 17, 2000, 17:15
On Sun, 17 Sep 2000, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

> Quick question: what does "magpie" mean in this context? (I'm used to > thinking of magpies as bringers of good luck, so I *know* I'm missing > some connotation.)
"Collector of odds and ends", as magpies do when making their nests. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org One art/there is/no less/no more/All things/to do/with sparks/galore --Douglas Hofstadter