On Sun, 08 May 2005 10:48:44 -0400, George M. Middius
wrote:

Fleetie said:

I was looking round LiveJournal last night, and there was a friend of a
friend, an Indian guy, living in India. In his profile, he used
the word "paucity". How many English even know that word?

Only a panjandrum of perspicacity would care about that.

If tempted to polysyllables, it is as well to understand their meaning
before assembling them in seemingly random order, as you have done.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering