A word meaning "every four years"?

[nq:1]Quick: A friend said she read it in a book and now needs to recall the word.[/nq]
A quadrennial event occurs every four years.

Mike Nitabach

[nq:2]Quick: A friend said she read it in a book and now needs to recall the word.[/nq]
[nq:1]A quadrennial event occurs every four years.[/nq]
Thank you, my good man; English emergency averted!

Keith Little > e-mail munged.
www.thecorch.com

[nq:1]Quick: A friend said she read it in a book and now needs to recall the word.[/nq]
You are no doubt new to newsgroups and don't realize that hiding your question in the subject line is very foolish. For those who either have newsreaders hiding the subject line and for those who quite reasonably ignore subject lines, it was 'A word meaning "every four years"?'.
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} Quick: A friend said she read it in a book and now needs to recall the word.

Lemme see. Quadr... Quick, you say? Quad... No, I can't. The pressure is just too much.

R. J. Valentine

[nq:2]Quick: A friend said she read it in a book and now needs to recall the word.[/nq]
[nq:1]You are no doubt new to newsgroups and don't realize that hiding your question in the subject line is very ... subject line and for those who quite reasonably ignore subject lines, it was 'A word meaning "every four years"?'. [/nq]
Now there's a funny thing: are there really newsreaders which hide

[nq:2]You are no doubt new to newsgroups and don't realize ... lines, it was 'A word meaning "every four years"?'. [/nq]
[nq:1]Now there's a funny thing: are there really newsreaders which hide the subject line?[/nq]
No, this is a ridiculous notion.

Keith Little > e-mail munged.
www.thecorch.com

[nq:2]Quick: A friend said she read it in a book and now needs to recall the word.[/nq]
[nq:1]You are no doubt new to newsgroups and don't realize that hiding your question in the subject line is very ... the subject line and for those who quite reasonably ignore subject lines, it was 'A word meaning "every four years"?'.[/nq]
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Thanks for your answer although I find your ini

[nq:2]Now there's a funny thing: are there really newsreaders which hide the subject line?[/nq]
[nq:1]No, this is a ridiculous notion.[/nq]
It may be a ridiculous notion, but there are such newsreaders.

Martin Ambuhl

[nq:1]Thanks for your answer although I find your initial comment rather ridiculous. you are definitely out to lunch in your reasoning. There are no people who would read newsgroups without subject lines nor would anyone ignore subject lines.[/nq]
You really don't have a clue, do you?

Martin Ambuhl

[nq:2]You are no doubt new to newsgroups and don't realize ... subject lines, it was 'A word meaning "every four years"?'.[/nq]
[nq:1]snip Thanks for your answer although I find your initial comment rather ridiculous. I've been a frequent slave to newsgroups ... insanity. I can't see anyway that your argument can have any base, it's simply stupid to make such a comment.[/nq]
Nope. I