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- From: adolphso@mizar.usc.edu (adolphson)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Changing standards of female beauty (was Re: Ageism)
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 18:06:06 -0800
- Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- References: <mattm-271292142120@mcmelmon.apple.com> <1hlktjINNdfc@mizar.usc.edu> <17742@umd5.umd.edu>
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- In article <17742@umd5.umd.edu>
- jns@roissy.umd.edu (J. N. Shaumeyer) writes:
-
- A new email address, hunh?
-
- [ ... ]
-
- > 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:
-
- Watch it, Jeff!
-
- > 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 ....
-
- Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. I did notice the "et.", but when I
- copied Matthew's phrase word for word I neglected to correct it.
- Forgive me?
-
- > On the whole, since the New Year is upon us [and
- > goodwill seems to be bustin' out all over],
-
- I don't know about anyone else, but I'm favorably disposed to
- just about everyone this week.
-
- > I think I'll just check with Isaac and hope he whispers the
- > answer in my ear....
-
- Isaac is a sensible sort, so I'm not worried that he'll
- get this wrong.
-
- Arne
-