I'll combine replies to your responses to my inquiry in this longish note.
Thanks to all for your input and indulgence.
Jim O'Hara,
Like many other trades, journalism or newspapering has its jargon; lede was
chosen to emphasize the sound of the word and to distinguish it from lead
(from which
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:58:51 +
As I understand it, 'Virgil' (or French 'Virgile', etc.) is the traditional
spelling in modern languages. 'Vergil' is preferred by some (a minority) on
the ground that in Latin the name is 'Vergilius', 'Vergilii', etc.. The
'Virgil'
At 09:22 a.m. 4/25/98 -0500, Alice Conrad O'Briain wrote:
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Simon Cauchi wrote
I once knew a learned autodidact who habitually spoke of 'Kikero'.
And Alice wrote:
Either spelling is viable and the kikero pronunciation comes from the Roman
adoption of the greek letter kappa
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Simon Cauchi
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As I understand it, 'Virgil' (or French 'Virgile', etc.) is the traditional
spelling in modern languages.
'Vergil' (despite Heinze) is normal in modern German.
'Vergil' is preferred by some (a minority) on
the ground that in
I wrote:
I once knew a learned autodidact who habitually spoke of 'Kikero'.
Alice Conrad-O'Briain responded:
Either spelling is viable and the kikero pronunciation comes from the Roman
adoption of the greek letter kappa so when reading classical latin witht
he correct pronunctiation rather than
Personally I spell Vergil 'Vergil' because I like the way the e looks on
the page.
Perhaps we could agree that this is a matter of aesthetics and save the
disputation about tastes?
There is a minor textual matter in the Georgics which bears an odd
resemblance to this debate. At Geo. 1.25, the
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Jesus said suffer the little children--you all be kind to this
person.
You, Binder, are free to leave by following the instructions at
the
bottom. Really, do you have something against knowledge, or culture,
or self-
improvement, or insight, or the
