Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howler? The post below is the howler! :-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:49 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Chandos, How Could You!!!! At 01:26 AM 8/26/04 -0400, Chandos Michael Brown wrote: >For one glorious summer, aetat 17 or thereabouts, I derived the whole >of my income from wedding photography. Does that count? Chandos And you an academic and educated and all of this! Of course, this should have been "?tate 17". Daniel Ridings will undoubtedly correct me, but I believe that this is an ablative of reference (aka, ablative of respect), that that final "e" is vital to make the point: "at the age of 17". What you wrote is gibberish in both English and Latin. Pray, do not continually let the side down, brother: ask for advice, and it will be freely forthcoming, before you make a howler such as the one you just made. Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information