Dear Peter,

Oops. I meant counsel, not council. Talk about incorrect usage. :-)

Does one hearse before the first peat?

Best wishes,

Stewart.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Nightingale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stewart McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Lute Net" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [LUTE] Fuenllana Tan que vivray

> Stewart,
>
> I fully support you in your battle: the first time is the peat,
after that
> follow the repeats.  To those few in your council who have trouble
> adding/subtracting one you might suggest the alternative:
>
> "iterate n times= play n times"
>
> which, I would argue, is consistent with current usage, even
though
> "iterum" originally meant "again" in Latin.  If you disagree, try
to think
> about "reiterate."
>
> :-)
>
> Peter.





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