On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Jerry Friedman wrote: > I know a lot of people use "fey" (doomed to die, acting strangely, > overly whimsical) to mean "fay" (fairy), but would Emma Bull? My dictionary says this distinction is lost - "fairylike" appears in definition 1.a. - and that's the American Heritage, rather more prescriptive than some competitors.