XPost: alt.lang.asm   
   From: admin@nospicedham.127.0.0.1   
      
   On Sun, 14 Aug 2022 17:18:05 +0100   
   "Kerr-Mudd, John"  wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 14 Aug 2022 18:50:12 +0300   
   > Phil Carmody  wrote:   
   >   
   > > "Kerr-Mudd, John"  writes:   
   > > > can post that if required. [I don't think ETUDE is a valid word; I   
   > > > changed it to EXUDE]   
   > >   
   > > Borrowed from French, cognate to "study", it's a fancy word for a piece   
   > > of music, typically as part of a whole set of them, intended more for   
   > > practice than for enjoyment. Plenty of examples in Scarlatti, JS Bach,   
   > > Chopin, Liszt, &c.   
   >   
   > OK.   
   > >   
   > > Of course, exude's a great word too, in particular when delivered   
   > > by the right commedian, so both should stay in.   
   > >   
   >   
   > I think it was just a spelin erer.   
   >   
   >   
   > > The nice thing is that having the words read in from a file, anyone   
   > > can expand or contract it at will.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Glad someone's had a go at it!   
   > I got today's one in 5, I had all but 1 letter, but guessed wrongly.   
   >   
      
      
   Another bad set of guesses:  Hoist Moist Foist.   
      
   > I 'spose I ought to look at the RNG, it's quite poor.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Bah, and indeed Humbug.   
   >   
      
      
   --   
   Bah, and indeed Humbug.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)