Quoting Federico Sevilla III ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

> I did a dict query for the word 'apropos' (which I first encountered
> in Lisp class) and got positive results from the Collaborative
> International Dictionary of English v.0.44 and WordNet (r) 1.7.1, as
> follows:

I've been accused of Latinate tendencies, but definitely know "apropos"
or "a propos" as an English term meaning "fitting, suitable, opportune".  

'Course, it's also an expression in French, which I also speak (if badly).

-- 
Cheers,                   "Besides, Debian runs Web sites, Red Hat runs
Rick Moen                  Quake, and Windows runs Half-Life."
[EMAIL PROTECTED]                       -- Bryce Kerley (on Slashdot)
_
Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph
To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph

To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Reply via email to