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Re: OT: In the 'ignorance on parade' file

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Wednesday, August 15, 2001, 20:49
Raymond Brown wrote:

> But this present thread is so depressing. For me: "and foreign words > disturb the pureness of a langauge" is far too close to "and foreign blood > disturbs the pureness of a race". I saw at Auschwitz what that means - > Ugh!!!
I do regret having first sent out that link. I had assumed that there was considerably more unanimity about this issue on the list than there appears to have been. I apologize to the list for any bitterness that it may have caused. =================================== Thomas Wier | AIM: trwier "Aspidi men Saiôn tis agalletai, hên para thamnôi entos amômêton kallipon ouk ethelôn; autos d' exephugon thanatou telos: aspis ekeinê erretô; exautês ktêsomai ou kakiô" - Arkhilokhos