Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, Since "philistine" or "Philistine" can possibly be used in a negative or un-politically correct manner inasmuch as there might be living persons that could find this accidental assimilation insulting, let's call 'em "Neanderthals!" Except for some politicians in Washington, DC, USA, there aren't any of THOSE still roaming the Earth! Tom Hodge On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Roger L. Beamon wrote: > >May be someone should look up the meaning of the word Phillistine. I believe > >that many inhabitants of the Middle East trace their origins to that ancient > >culture. Let's be good Samaritans. > > Did you look beyond the first definition? Perfectly acceptable is the use of > philistine as an uncultured person, one whose interests are material and > commonplace. That's with a lower case "p", but, of course, when it begins > the sentence, it is capitalized. The original poster was quite correct in > its use. Let's use the dictionary correctly and worry less about offending. > When I mean to offend, you won't have to be "politically correct" to know it! > -- > Roger Beamon, Natural History Interpreter & Photographer > Docent: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum > INTERNET: beamon@primenet.com > >