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St Johns Wood or St John's Wood?
wrote in message ps.com... PedantGrecian is generally a more pleasing way to describe things appertaining to the country Greece, than Greek./pedant Adrian. Whilst an urn may be Grecian, the language is Greek. Jim Hawkins |
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St Johns Wood or St John's Wood?
Jim Hawkins wrote: wrote in message ps.com... PedantGrecian is generally a more pleasing way to describe things appertaining to the country Greece, than Greek./pedant Adrian. Whilst an urn may be Grecian, the language is Greek. Jim Hawkins And, unfortunately in street venacular, Greek has come to mean buggery. Therefore it is more pleasing, to my ears, to hear that "The Watercress Line has a Grecian locomative" (a locomative imported from Greece), than "The Watercress Line has a Greek locomative" (a buggered locomotive!) Adrian. |
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St Johns Wood or St John's Wood?
Jim Hawkins wrote:
wrote in message ps.com... PedantGrecian is generally a more pleasing way to describe things appertaining to the country Greece, than Greek./pedant Adrian. Whilst an urn may be Grecian, the language is Greek. Jim Hawkins Mou ine Ellinika -- You can't fool me: there ain't no Sanity Clause - Chico Marx www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/1955 |
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St Johns Wood or St John's Wood?
"Jim Hawkins" wrote in news:ZOUng.23334$q_4.10692
@fe06.highwinds-media.phx: PedantGrecian is generally a more pleasing way to describe things appertaining to the country Greece, than Greek./pedant No, not since the year 2000. :-) |
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