home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!umd5!roissy.umd.edu!jns
- From: jns@roissy.umd.edu (J. N. Shaumeyer)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Changing standards of female beauty (was Re: Ageism)
- Message-ID: <17742@umd5.umd.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 00:43:16 GMT
- References: <mattm-271292142120@mcmelmon.apple.com> <1hlktjINNdfc@mizar.usc.edu>
- Sender: news@umd5.umd.edu
- Organization: Militant Homosexual Lobby, Gay Lifestyles, Inc.
- Lines: 33
-
-
- Arne Adolphson (adolphso@mizar.usc.edu) wrote:
-
- > mattm@apple.com (Matthew Melmon) writes:
- >
- > > Besides, the New Year is upon us, and perhaps it is time for a
- > > kinder, gentler _Splat Ex Splaticus_.
- >
- > Oh dear. If the New Year weren't upon us I'd take the time
- > to point out that "ex" is followed by the accusative, not the
- > nominative.
-
- If it weren't that the New Year is upon us, I might
- pause to wonder just who to trust when it comes to
- getting the latin correct:
-
- Matthew, who wrote (previously):
- >
- > I think, however, that a casual jaunt through Vogue, et. [sic] al.
- > during the period in question ....
-
- or my own sweet Arne, who corrected Matthew's
- aesthetic analysis, but not his latin:
- >
- > Well, I have indeed taken casual jaunts through Vogue, et. [sic] al.
- > during the period in question, and what I've seen ....
-
- On the whole, since the New Year is upon us [and
- goodwill seems to be bustin' out all over], I think
- I'll just check with Isaac and hope he whispers the
- answer in my ear....
-
- --jns
-