Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 7/8/01 11:29 PM, Griffith, Lucian at griffil1@anz.com wrote: > My Grade 2 teacher always used to say, "There's no such word as 'nice'" If > you'd said, "The 50 is a right real rip snorter because..." I might take you > more seriously. :) > > I agree with your sentiments though... It's a Grade 2 level observation. Something YOUR teacher was told as a child and never examined. Since the original meaning of the workd 'nice' (dainty, exact, as in 'a nice distinction') has all but disappeared from common usage, it carries its new meaning with broad shoulders. 'Nice' is a perfectly good word. I use it a lot, particularly in the presence of Grade 2 teachers. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com ICQ: 109343205