On 7/6/12 3:02 PM, "Rich Shepard" <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Fri, 6 Jul 2012, Rick wrote: > >>Not sure if you are looking for proofreading-type feedback, but just in >>case... > > I hope so! > > Look at the headline on page 2. Yes, Intel and others provide a lot of >capital, but I suspect you meant to describe Portland as an OS capitol. >:-) i had the same initial reaction to "capital" in this context. i checked Dictionary.com and was surprised at the answer (not how i learned it back in -ahem- elementary school, lo many decades ago), so remained silent. Methinks common usage has overtaken my early education. Unfortunately, the OED is behind a paywall, so i couldn't quickly invoke a Higher Authority. ________________________________________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
