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Subject: "Maven"
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Date: Wed, 22-Aug-84 02:38:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 22 02:38:00 1984
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From:      Andrew D. Sigel 

When I used the world "maven" to refer to David Gerrold, little did I
dream of what I would be stirring up.  I understood the word to mean
"expert", but with the extra oomph that usually accompanies a Yiddish
word (which is quite probably misinterpretation on my part, but I've
always had the impression that a maven was not only an expert, but
one who either let you know they were, or were well-known for their
expertise, the latter applying to Mr. Gerrold more than the former).
However, I'll settle for "expert" without the oomph.  My thanks to
JoSH and Bob Clements for clarifying my meanings.  It was bad enough
to be wrong about the source of Nyota without inadvertantly accusing
Mr. Gerrold of being a female anything.
					Andrew Sigel