Once again, I must humble myself and must plead ignorance. I have to make a correction on that question that I made earlier about which phrase is grammatically incorrect.
I stated to several individuals that Vintage was synonymous with "made in the year or time frame of". So if someone stated that they had a vintage Mustang, one should ask them what vintage? You must complete the statement with what year or time frame it is "vintage" of. In the way of a vintage WW2 aircraft or vintage '84 chateau lafite rothschild. To be proper, one must state "I own a vintage '68 Mustang". And although the above is partially correct, it is not the only definition. There are other definations of vintage that I came across on www.M-W.com : "of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality." and when used with a proper noun "of the best and most characteristic". So you can call something "vintage" without quantifying a time frame if it implies it's own notable time frame or preceeds a proper noun to describe it as the best and most characteristic of it's type. By that definition, "I own a vintage Mustang" is correct, as it is stated. There was no wrong answer to the quiz. They were all grammatically correct. Sorry for creating a teaser that had no solution. (Now if it turns out the guy had an 85 Mustang and was referring to it as a "vintage", you have my permission to beat them about the head and shoulders with a heavy club like object.) -Terry P.S. Vintage in Merriam-Webster is a synonym for "classic". LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
