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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: National Wordsmith Day (3 May)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 22:18:36 +1200
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"After a lengthy search of online sources, I could find no information 
about who began the day, or when or where." (Crystal)
Oh dear.
Well, Crystal, like a good wordsmith, fills up the page with examples of 
English nominal compounds, first those ending in -smith, and then those 
beginning with word-.
Next!