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[sincnoel]

12a is interesting. there are two words with but one letter difference that fit the answer. will the tele accept both?

[Lie-in King]

I preferred 'aYah' according to Chambers...

[sincnoel]

yes, so have i. but the other means exactly the same thing. ah well ...

[Lie-in King]

Having checked Collins as well, both use 'nursemaid' in their defs for 'aYah', but not for 'aMah'... (?)

[sincnoel]

Might I suggest you Google to OneLook Dictionary Search and check on both. You'll find they match. I use Di ctionary.com much of the time but many of the oither give the same meanings.

[Lie-in King]

Perhaps I'm not doing it correctly, but OneLook only shows 'nursemaid' for 'aYah'?..

[sincnoel]

type in amah and you get "a woman hired to suckle the child of someone else." that, by any definition, is a nursemaid. but do go to dictionary.com and you'll see what i mean.

[PRW]

Whichever way you look at it, it's sloppy compiling!

[sincnoel]

nothing like a bit of debate to enliven a grey sunday ...

[Lie-in King]

Well said - a large v & t also helps :-)

[sincnoel]

funny you shd say that ... i've a large g&t to my left hand as i type! cheers!!

[Lie-in King]

Sorry, went for more ice - Cheers to you too!

...Must say, I'm feeling almost human again! :-)