On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Joe Niski <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/6/12 3:02 PM, "Rich Shepard" <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/capital "The noun capital (1) refers to a city or town that is the seat of government; to a capital letter as opposed to a lowercase letter; and to wealth or resources. The noun Capitol refers primarily to the building in Washington, D.C., in which Congress sits or to similar buildings used by state legislatures. " -Ronabop _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
