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Re: The spirit of Marcq St.-Hilaire
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2001 Jul 12, 1:28 PM
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2001 Jul 12, 1:28 PM
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 04:54:25 +0000, Herbert Prinz wrote: > The first section is on dead reckoning, the first part of the >second section on "ancient" methods of astronavigation (including lunars) and >the third section on coastal navigation. When the adjective _ancien_ occurs before the noun it modifies it means "former." If it meant "ancient" it would be placed after the noun, like most French adjectives. Thus if lunars had passed out of use last year, they would be _ancien_, but by no means "ancient." Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a Contributing Editor Electronic Products Curmudgeonhood achieved June 30
