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To: Hank Kerchief
>>But then, that may have been unfair, since most college graduates probably do not know what an oratorio is.<<

Hey, using words like that will get you banned!
63 posted on 12/19/2002 5:42:38 AM PST by freedumb2003
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To: freedumb2003
Thank the good Lord for Merriam-Webster. I'm on a roll. LOL

Main Entry: or·a·to·rio Pronunciation: "or-&-'tOr-E-"O, "är-, -'tor- Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -ri·os Etymology: Italian, from the Oratorio di San Filippo Neri (Oratory of Saint Philip Neri) in Rome Date: circa 1738 : a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery

199 posted on 12/19/2002 11:48:21 AM PST by Temple Owl
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