Re: [Paddlewise] re ded reckoning

From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:29:20 -0400
On 26 Sep 2004 at 21:36, mike and linda wrote:

> Ded is a shortened form of the word deduced. 

Debatable.  "Ded" could be an alternative spelling of dead from a 
time when spelling was not standardized.  It could be "dead" as in 
"dead on".  There is no solid evidence as to its origins.  

Mike
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