Re: Morning has broken

Dr Zen <freddyvessant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:02:54 -0600, boots <no@xxxxx> wrote:

Dr Zen <freddyvessant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 28 Aug 2006 10:42:03 -0700, "chris_tine49@xxxxxxxxxxx"
<chris.editrix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Alan Hope wrote:

I don't think the Romans even had hyphens.

No. Americans invented them in an attempt to decompress compound German
words.

Take "The Danube Steam Navigation Company's Captain's wives federation
for basic remuneration expenditure guidelines," or
Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitaensfrauenverbandsvorsitzendenaufwandsentschaedigungsrahmenordnungsrichtlinienen.

Is there something in the German character that abhors unoccupied
space? If so, a dozen or so hyphens would be a great improvement.

As an antihyphenist, I admire the Germans' efficiency in ridding
themselves of the extraneous characters.

They didn't do too great a job ridding themselves of Hitler.

They liked Hitler more than they did hyphens.

As is sometimes said, virginity is a disease with a simple cure.

--
Is "riteing" spelt with an "e" or without? Weird.
.

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