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Re: Proper terminology

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Subject: Re: Proper terminology
From: "T. Mike Keesey" <tkeese1@gl.umbc.edu>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 13:07:54 -0500 (EST)
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On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Ralph Miller III wrote:

> non-avian dinosaurs as either "humungus" or "humongus," but I don't know
> which is the preferred term.  People seem to use the two adjectives
> interchangeably, but I suspect that one of these terms is considered to be
> more proper, and the remaining word might then be either a colloquial
> variation or erroneous.

I think it's spelled "humongous", but I can't seem to find it in this
dictionary here... Looks like you may have noticed some regional variation
in its pronunciation. I've always heard "hyoo MUNG us", FWIW...

--T. Mike Keesey
tkeese1@gl.umbc.edu
DINOSAUR WEB PAGES -- http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~tkeese1/dinosaur/index.htm

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