On 9/22/02 7:57 AM or thereabouts, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> intoned:
> At 09:17 AM 9/22/02 +0200, Julian Besset wrote: >> logically >> the phrase 'brick-and-mortars store' should read 'bricks-and-mortar', >> or am I wrong ? > > Logically you're right. But the phrase in commerce is "brick-and-mortar > store". I've written articles regularly in retail tech trade (at least > before the tech crash!), but if you don't believe me: > http://www.knowthis.com/other/retailing.htm There's nothing illogical about the phrase "brick-and-mortar." One refers to a "brick building," rather than a "bricks building." However, "brick-and-mortars" was a late-night typo on my part, which Julian was so kind to point out. - Darcy ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Boston, MA _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
