From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2006-08-12T03:01:47+09:00
Subject: Re: nonce

On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 01:45:05AM +0900, Trans wrote:
> 
> Logan Capaldo wrote:
> > On Aug 10, 2006, at 9:55 PM, Trans wrote:
> >
> > > Honestly. Have you ever even used the work _nonce_ in your entire
> > > life?
> > >
> >
> > I have several times. I say "for the nonce" all the time.
> 
> It really amazes me. I wonder in what region you reside. I have lived
> all over the United States: Mayland, North Carolina, Florida, Texas,
> New Mexico, Chicago, and among all variety of income and education
> levels, and I have never once heard the phrase. So it really surprises
> me that out of wood work of this mailing we find so many people that
> use it all the time. Is this some sort of cosmic Rubyist connection?

I've lived in Minnesota, Montana, California, Hawaii, Florida, Colorado,
and Italy, and have visited a fair number of other places as well.  I
don't think I've forgotten any of the places I've lived, and am not
about to even try to list the places I've visited.  In all that time,
I've heard two other people use the term "nonce" in casual
conversation, and used it a fair bit myself.  It's not common, but it
does happen -- and I've never had to explain to someone what the word
meant.  Frankly, this is the first time it has ever occurred to me that
I might say it to someone that doesn't know what it means.

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