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> da...@cl.cam.ac.uk writes:
> 
> >And no I've not looked up 'avoirdupois' so that I can figure out what
> >it means.
> 
> Well, to me, "avoirdupois" is the name of a system of weights and measures,
> specifically, the one with ounces, pounds, stones, etc. in it. It still
> doesn't make much sense (unless the programmers were on a diet, perhaps. But
> *real* programmers never get fat enough to make this necessary...)

"Avoirdupois" is indeed a system of weights and measures.  However, it's also
come to mean something weighty, or a large quantity or bulk of something.
That's a pretty informal usage, though.

(BTW, I don't know if you postings are making it to the US, David, but they do
make it to Canada.  :-))

cjs
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