On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Steve Simmons wrote: @> > . . . Linguists have been using "disambiguate" for a long @> > time. It earns my vote as one of the ugliest words I know, but it is @> > absolutely too useful (at least in my professional language) to do @> > without. @> @> It also has some usage in the relational calculus, the theory that @> underlies relational databases. Plus in game development, for IF text parsers. > GET TOWEL Which towel, the jewel-encrusted towel or the fluffy towel? > JEWEL-ENCRUSTED Taken. Wait, now you're dead. Haw-haw! > QUIT