[Leica] Chandos, How Could You!!!!

[s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)]

> At 01:26 AM 8/26/04 -0400, Chandos Michael Brown wrote:
> >For one glorious summer, aetat 17 or thereabouts, I derived the whole of
> >my income from wedding photography.  Does that count?
>
>
> Chandos
>
> And you an academic and educated and all of this!
>
> Of course, this should have been "?tate 17".  Daniel Ridings will
> undoubtedly correct me, but I believe that this is an ablative of
reference
> (aka, ablative of respect), that that final "e" is vital to make the
point:
>  "at the age of 17".  What you wrote is gibberish in both English and
Latin.
>
> Pray, do not continually let the side down, brother:  ask for advice, and
> it will be freely forthcoming, before you make a howler such as the one
you
> just made.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!
>
Potius deficere quam desperare?
simon