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MS Office Forum / Word / General MS Word Questions / July 2006Dinkum?
Suzanne (or anyone else): Have you ever come across the word 'dinkum' in the context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term 'fair dinkum') "Fair dinkum" is the only association I have with it. Google provides a lot of interesting links, but they seem to be universally derived from that same usage. Are you sure you're not thinking of "lorem ipsum"? See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm  SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Suzanne (or anyone else): Have you ever come across the word 'dinkum' in the > context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term 'fair > dinkum') No. It was the name one of my publishers gave to an icon of a computer at the end of chapters to signify same. I've never seen the word before or since. > "Fair dinkum" is the only association I have with it. Google provides a > lot [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term 'fair >> dinkum') That's usually referred to as a "dingbat." Fonts such as Wingdings, Monotype Sorts, and Zapf Dingbats contain such "pi" or "symbol" characters. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > No. It was the name one of my publishers gave to an icon of a computer at > the end of chapters to signify same. I've never seen the word before or [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >> context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term 'fair > >> dinkum') ...or sometimes as "ding" or "dings". : That's usually referred to as a "dingbat." Fonts such as Wingdings, Monotype : Sorts, and Zapf Dingbats contain such "pi" or "symbol" characters. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] : > >> context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term 'fair : > >> dinkum') That's a new one on me too. I've only ever heard of it used in Australia & New Zealand, never in a typographical context. SignatureTerry Farrell - Word MVP http://word.mvps.org/ : No. It was the name one of my publishers gave to an icon of a computer at : the end of chapters to signify same. I've never seen the word before or [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] : >> context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term 'fair : >> dinkum') Thanks all for your responses. I've come to the conclusion that the particular acquisitions editor concerned was misusing the word, and in my ignorance at the time (it was my own full-length work 10 years ago (in which, incidentally I forecast that the Internet 'might" become big!)) I assumed it was jargon I should know. > That's a new one on me too. I've only ever heard of it used in Australia & > New Zealand, never in a typographical context. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > 'fair > : >> dinkum') It's generally regarded as Australian, but a number of sources suggest that it originated from an English (east midlands) dialect: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dinkum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinkum#A_to_D ... SignatureRegards, Pat Garard Melbourne, Australia _______________________ > Suzanne (or anyone else): Have you ever come across the word 'dinkum' in the > context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term 'fair > dinkum') Fascinating page. But no, that's not it. See my above post. > It's generally regarded as Australian, but a number of sources suggest > that [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> the context of Word/editing/book production? (Not the Australian term >> 'fair dinkum') |
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