On Thursday, August 22, 2002, at 12:31 PM, Steven Brust wrote: > At 11:23 AM 8/22/2002 -0400, Mark A Mandel wrote: >> >> Yes, the Romance (not "romantic") languages resemble each other > > I remember when I was eight or nine and overhearing conversations > including my parents and some of my father's MLA colleagues. I > couldn't quite figure what made a language "romantic" as opposed to > "dramatic." > > Well you know those Romans, a romantic bunch <grin>