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Subject:Latin words and phrases From:DAVID IBBETSON <ibbetson -at- IDIRECT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 31 May 1996 16:33:54 -0400
Bill Burns writes:
>Martyn,
<snip>
>BTW, we're in agreement on the use of Latin borrowings as well; I just like to
>stay away from proclaiming an absolute ban on their usage. (Always avoid
>absolutes--and alliteration. ;-)
"Agreement", "use","Latin", "proclaiming", "absolute", "usage", "avoid",
"absolutes" and "alliteration" are Latin borrowings.
Doubtless Bill's sentence could be rewritten, but I'm not going to try.
David (the idiot who knows little Latin and less Greek) Ibbetson
David Ibbetson ibbetson -at- idirect -dot- com
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