Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was kind of wondering who the ante penultimates were, because they should get the accent unless your ultimates were Longfellows :) Daniel On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 buzz.hausner@verizon.net wrote: > If the writers of the 'Economist' are the "penultimate[sic]writers of > today," who are the ultimate writers of today? > > Buzz Hausner > > > > > From: "Joseph Low" <joelct@singnet.com.sg> > > Date: 2004/06/24 Thu AM 09:45:21 EDT > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > > Subject: RE: [Leica] declining quality of writing > > > > Whilst I fully agree with Steve Melnyk - I should mention > > that > > the writers of The Economist ( a weekly news magazine ) > > are perhaps the penultimate writers of today. I had been an > > ardent and long time subscriber until they decided to punish > > loyalty by pushing up prices. > > > > IMO all students and those interested in the real English - > > should read The Economist ( if they can afford it ) > > > > Joseph Low > > Singapore > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >