Re: History of French

From: Mxsmanic (mxsmanic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:16:28 +0200

Brian M. Scott writes:

> If you knew enough to appreciate such evidence in the first
> place, you could find it by spending a bit of time at
> groups.google.com.

I see arguments like this advanced concerning modern art, and they are
just as unpersuasive here as they are in that domain. 

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