Re: sci.lang FAQ and the word "laser."


"Prai Jei" <pvstownsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:er80ch$kq3$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
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I'm a scientist who maintains an interest im Middle English literature so
let me toss the following quotations into the newsgroup:

"If that I hadde leyser for to seye" - Chaucer

"He hadde not leyser for to loke after who is his freend & who is his fo"
- The Cloud of Unknowing (anon, 14th century)

So the laser - and its use for IFF purposes - seems to have been anticipated
and desired for many centuries. :)

<chuckle> You do realize that leyser in the above context means "leisure."

There are a few more things I have to check regarding this "laser." I'm not
finished with this word just yet. ;-)

Take care,
Heidi


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