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Re: digraphs

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Sunday, July 8, 2007, 21:24
On 7/8/07, Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> wrote:
> > This gibes (not _jives_) with my usage :-) > Jury-rig(ged), jerry-built. Almost synonymous.
I think "jerry-built" just means "badly made", without "jury-rigged"'s connotatioins of "slapdash", "thrown-together". Heck, something can be jury-rigged and still function very well - just don't expect it to last. -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>