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In article <3916aa5d.9016500@localhost>,
Simo Tuominen <simotit@evitech.fi> wrote:
>On Sun, 07 May 00 10:27:57 GMT, jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote:
>
>>In article <3914E9D6.CAE33C3A@boutel.co.nz>,
>>   Brian Boutel <brian@boutel.co.nz> wrote:
>
>>>She had some remarkable achievements, but please don't beatify her.
>>
>>Sounds like you did [emoticon who read the word as beat-ifying].
>
>I read that as beat-ify, because that's what he wrote. AFAIK it's
>"beautify". If it isn't, well, that one's more mark against English.

I think Brian did meant "beatify", which (I think) means to make someone a
saint.  "Beautify" means to make beautiful.

Incidentally, it's pronounced be-at'-if-y.  Four syllables.

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Ben Harris
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