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From:  dclark <DCLARK@r...>
dclark <DCLARK@r...>
Date:  Wed Oct 11, 2000  4:54 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Please let's get the Latin right!


buzzcen@a... wrote:
buzzcen@a... wrote:

> Well, I was the person who said art was derived or related to artifice and
> from your description above I still believe it was correct... the words are
> very closely related. Now, can you tell me the latin origin of nitpicky?

nit from "nitus," meaning tiny point; picky from "pictere" meaning stick it to
'em

(I took 4 years of Latin, so I know!)

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  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size
5442 Re: Please let's get the Latin right! Reg Boyle   Thu  10/12/2000   3 KB
5450 Latin pronunciation Sheila Graham   Thu  10/12/2000   3 KB
5451 Re: Latin pronunciation Reg Boyle   Thu  10/12/2000   3 KB
5455 Re: Latin pronunciation John Alexander Blyth   Thu  10/12/2000   4 KB

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