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Re: Latin

Here's a quibble (that is probably only tasteful -- though some may invoke
logic and definition):

1, In many cases std. english includes alternates e.g. plural spellings

2, may one not compare correct, as one may not compare unique?

bc

P.s. A friend told me that the reason German has terminal verbs is because
latin does.

Tom Ford wrote:

At 11:00 AM 4/19/01 -0500, you wrote:
Thanks to all who corrected my Latin.
...
Let me see if I have a consensus of opinion here on the quote:

"De gustibus non disputandum"

is the "most" (standard) correct way of writing this Latin proverb?

Joel Rauber


Etiam! You finally have my vote. More important than the proverbial form
(or the proverbial morph) is the realization that some of our quibbling IS
over matters of taste rather than levels of discernment.

Tom Ford