William, et al.
Or as Winston Churchill once said, "Americans and Britons are two peoples
separated by a common language." Have a good weekend.
Alan Kotok
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At 01:52 PM 10/27/00 -0400, William J. Kammerer wrote:
>David RR Webber has to smile at all this talk over the word "deprecate":
>"My father is of course the quitessential Englishman - and has long (40+
>years!) demoaned the Americans ability to invent words that don't exist,
>or use phrases or terms incorrectly, not to mention hideous euphormisms:
>example: 'Friendly fire'."
>
>Dear David:
>
>I notice you people invent new words, too. The rubes in Central Ohio
>would say "quintessential" instead of "quitessential." But we do bemoan
>the English tendency to "demoan." By the way, is a "euphormism" a
>British euphemism?
>
>Good English is not typically heard here deep in the American interior
>on the edge of the wilderness. Our insecurity drives us to use
>dictionaries when corresponding with our betters.
>
>William J. Kammerer
>FORESIGHT Corp.
>4950 Blazer Memorial Pkwy.
>Dublin, OH USA 43017-3305
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>
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>"Commerce for a New World"
>
>
>
>
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