Re: OT: The offensive stench of an inkhorn meme (was Re: Virius alert

2001-12-06 Thread dave o'brien
On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Bob Walkden wrote: > Hi, > > well, since the whole world's gone mad and nothing is on topic > anymore, I might as well join in. [snip latin lesson]... > Now let that be a lesson to you, and don't let me catch any of you ever > using the wrong form again or you'll end up in

Re: OT: The offensive stench of an inkhorn meme (was Re: Virius alert

2001-12-05 Thread Fred
> Despite drafting an outraged email I managed > to hold myself back, and didn't send it. Thanks, Bob. I also managed to hold back (gritting my teeth), but I continue to do so, thanks to your scholarly (and quite correct) treatise. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. T

OT: The offensive stench of an inkhorn meme (was Re: Virius alert

2001-12-05 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, well, since the whole world's gone mad and nothing is on topic anymore, I might as well join in. 2 or 3 weeks ago there was a thread with the subject 'Virii'. Despite drafting an outraged email I managed to hold myself back, and didn't send it. "Next thing though", I thought, "somebody will