On 05/21/2011 12:51 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote:
[snip]
for the purposes of this conversation - what do you think - is
"normally" a subset of "may" or of "must?" :-)
Neither.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Normal \Nor"mal\ (n[^o]r"mal), a. [L. normalis, fr. norma rule,
pattern, carpenter's square; prob. akin to noscere to know;
cf. Gr. gnw`rimos well known, gnw`mwn gnomon, also,
carpenter's square: cf. F. normal. See {Known}, and cf.
{Abnormal}, {Enormous}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. According to an established norm, rule, or principle;
conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing
the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural;
analogical.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Norm \Norm\, n. [L. norma a rule. See {Normal}, a.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type; as,
deviations from the norm are not tolerated.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. (Biol.) A typical, structural unit; a type. --Agassiz.
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