Re: RETRACTION - DAVE BARRETT & HIGH POINT SCIENTIFIC

From: Jan Owen (janowen1z_at_cox.net)
Date: 06/19/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 21:54:59 -0700



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"Paul Lawler" <stargazer@kilolaniDOT.net> wrote in message
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> "Mike Ruskai" <spamten.knilhtrae@begonedynnaht.net> wrote in message
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> > On 18 Jun 2004 13:03:14 GMT, Rod Mollise wrote:
> >
> > >I hope you realize the enormity of what
> >
> > Sorry to nitpick (well, not really), but every now and then, this one
bugs
> > me so much I have to comment.
> >
> > Enormity means depraved abnormality.  It is not a synonym for
> > enormousness, despite their (obvious) common etymological roots.
>
> Dunno... my dictionary says:
>
> 1. The quality of passing all moral bounds; excessive wickedness or
> outrageousness.
> 2. A monstrous offense or evil; an outrage.
>
> I would posit that even though engaging in a bit of hyperbole, Rod was
using
> definition 2.
>
I think Rod was right on the money...