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.
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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