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Re: [PLUG] OpenStreetMap mapping party next weekend (5/16-17)
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On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 04:21:24PM -0400, JP Vossen wrote:
> (I won't bring up the dread automatic-vs.-stick discussion again even
> though that really was on-topic if you read it all and watched the
> video clip. :)
Praeteritio:
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An ancient Greek figure of speech used to introduce a
subject by claiming not to introduce it. Usually used
by a speaker to introduce something that would be
impolitic to introduce directly.
Example: Today, on the PLUG mailing list, J.P. used praeteritio to
spill gasoline on an extinguished flame war about
automobile transmissions. Owners of all types of cars
promptly ran J.P. off the road at the bottom of a hill on
422 West.
:),
-Dave
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