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To: patton

Meriam-Webster's version of laconic:

Main Entry: la·con·ic
Pronunciation: l&-'kä-nik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin laconicus Spartan, from Greek lakOnikos; from the Spartan reputation for terseness of speech
: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
synonym see CONCISE
- la·con·i·cal·ly /-ni-k(&-)lE/ adverb


427 posted on 08/07/2005 12:52:17 PM PDT by Slip18
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To: Slip18

I know that - that is my writing style. ;)


428 posted on 08/07/2005 12:54:48 PM PDT by patton ("Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write.")
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