Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/24

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Subject: [Leica] declining quality of writing
From: dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter)
Date: Thu Jun 24 22:49:04 2004
References: <20040624144521.HVKU27801.out008.verizon.net@outgoing.verizon.net>
 
Since penultimate means "next to last"  then who indeed are the last writers 
of today?

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
>
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