Subject: Re: Lisp entry changed in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.net> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 02:39:03 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <3213225542082485@naggum.net> * Israel R T <israelrt@optushome.com.au> | The lisp entry has now been changed to : | check | http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary You might be surprised to learn that there is a subtle difference between a dictionary and an encyclopedia, such as completely different contents, despite certain trademarks and words in large print on the dust jacket that a not very bright observer may find sufficiently similar to jump to wrong conclusions. /// -- Norway is now run by a priest from the fundamentalist Christian People's Party, the fifth largest party representing one eighth of the electorate. -- The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers. -- Richard Hamming