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To: Beckwith

Sorry that should be Eastern Occidental


71 posted on 08/21/2006 3:35:24 PM PDT by SF Republican
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To: SF Republican
Sorry that should be Eastern Occidental

You gotta quite while you're ahead, amigo!

Main Entry: ori·en·tal
Pronunciation: "or-E-'en-t&l
Function: adjective
1 often capitalized : of, relating to, or situated in Asia

Main Entry: Occidental
Function: noun
: a member of one of the occidental peoples; especially : a person of European ancestry

You can't have it both ways, as in Eastern Occidental. By your definition, Poland is Eastern Occidental.

Occidental = the West
Oriental = the East
74 posted on 08/21/2006 3:43:18 PM PDT by Beckwith (The dhimmicrats and liberal media have chosen sides and they've sided with the Jihadists.)
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