Thus spake Maria Conlon: So, I guess this makes them "mercenaries," and that must make the treatment they received from Fallujans okay. Except the 10 year-old kid who ground his heel into the charred head of one of the mercenaries,

I took your example to imply that you would use them. How about the capitalization on "The"? Good question. It could go either way, but the proper way is probably to capitalize it. Why? I don't think I've seen it done that way. I

I would, but not necessarily using quotation marks. I took your example to imply that you would use them. How about the capitalization on "The"? Good question. It could go either way, but the proper way is probably to capitalize it. You

No one should be allowed to force people out of public groups. That's cocky! Not the usage of "cocky" I'm used to, Joe. Could you please elaborate? It means exactly the same as "arrogant", no? The notion that some

Your joys seem suspiciously like the list of joys I gave you. But that joy of faith remaons, as Churchill said, a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. And, as you have repeatedly said, is unspeakable. Of course it does, Jan. I've

My question is not directed to fans of rock music ... had the opportunity to see the instrument Sting was playing. This is not a group devoted to TV viewing, either. You do know the purpose of alt.usage.english, am I right? If not, I suggest you

My question is not directed to fans of rock music ... with your ongoing attempt to drive me out the newsgroup. No one should be allowed to force people out of public groups. That's cocky! Dena misses the larger picture; she has yet to

Can anyone identify a newsgroup devoted to rock music? My question is not directed to fans of rock music but, rather, to people who may have watched the Academy Awards because those are the folks who had the opportunity to see the instrument Sting

btw, What's this about some Brits calling a field a "yard"?? Never heard it. According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary (and my students), the term "yard" is used in British English to refer to the place at a

I've always thought of it as being a "tongue in cheek" kinda of line...the song is actually dark in the way it's recorded, so I find it hard to see the lyrics in a positive light... We are raised into this belief of what