Regarding me sending Ms. Cline one of my dictionaries: that would cost money, probably as much as it would cost for her to go to a bookstore and purchase one herself. A used one would do; I bet John King has a good used abridged dictionary for a couple dollars. Maybe she'd even find one in the free-book box in the vestibule. You don't need a fancy dictionary for this; these are simple words we're discussing.

Regarding the quote, mine was lifted from the News, verbatim. Sorry; I should have cited it. Getting sloppy in my advancing age.