Ded is a shortened form of the word deduced. It is not spelled with an "a" , much the same as Led in Led Zeppelin. Hope this helps. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I'm not an english teacher, so I'll stick to the spelling provided by David Burch in his book Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, 2nd Edition. He spells it "dead reckoning." Duane --- mike and linda <mikeandlinda_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > Ded is a shortened form of the word deduced. It > is not spelled with an "a" , > much the same as Led in Led Zeppelin. > > Hope this helps. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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