[Buddha-l] Tibetan for...?

jkirk jkirk at spro.net
Thu Jan 4 11:25:24 MST 2007


Didn't you mean to write:
Because not all educated and intelligent persons are pedants...[?]
Pedantically yours,
Joanna
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: bclough 
  To: buddha-l 
  Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:55 AM
  Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Tibetan for...?



  > Why in the world can;t otherwise educated and intelligent persons 
  > figure out that there is no such thing as a 'bicep'? 'Biceps' is 
  > Singular and not plural (Latin, remember?).
  > -- 
  > F. K. L. Chit Hlaing


  Because not all educated and intelligent persons are not pedants and occasionally use words that are part of common usage, if even they are not correct strictly speaking.

  Brad Clough



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