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To: Petronski

first google looks promising for 'eyewitness'. heck i figured that would take me to the latest car-wreck.


15 posted on 11/28/2004 7:17:50 PM PST by withteeth
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To: withteeth

Forgive me if this is condescending, but "contemporary" is "at the same time as now" whereas "contemporaneous" is "at the same time as events." At least, in the legal world it is. I have seen the distinction in historical texts too.


16 posted on 11/28/2004 7:20:52 PM PST by Petronski (One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble, not much between despair and ecstasy.)
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