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From: "Mani M. Manivannan"
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Dear Chandra,

Your note on "teruTTu" led me to the following
thoughts.

One of the ways in which I enriched my English
language skills is by reading the columns such as
"On Language" by William Safire in the New York
Times. My customized MSN home page also gives
me a word from the Merriam Websters everyday
and also provides a link to the etymology and usage
of the word at:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl

In the GlobalTamil mailing list,

( http://www.egroups.com/list/globaltamil/ )

Singai Palaniappan writes a daily column on Tamil
words that comes very close to this experience. Frequently
Dr. Jayabarathi provides his erudite comments on the column
that is enriching. Still, I would like to see a more detailed
column on just one word, tracing its etymology, usage,
evolution, quotations from literature of different periods,
along the lines of what the Merriam Websters editors have
done. It is even possible to invite some Tamil scholars
to write guest columns in webzines such as ArAmthiNai
(http://www.aaraamthinai.com/).

I am sure that along with veNba mEdai, collAttam, thamilzh
arivOm, and their Tamil crossword puzzle, this will make
an excellent addition to ArAm thiNai.

Mani M. Manivannan
Newark, CA, USA.