Neologism may very well capitulate reality. I think that "caucusses" may be a very good word indeed! On Jan 19, 2004, at 7:15 PM, Jeffrey Kiok wrote: > > On Jan 19, 2004, at 3:20 PM, Mark A Mandel wrote: > >> On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Jeffrey Kiok wrote: >> >> #The Stalin and Kelly comparison doesn't really work. Stalin's >> #contribution to the revolution was setting up microphone's for Lenin, >> #and robbing trains in the Caucusses; Kelly seems to be a bit more >> >> Aughhhh!!! That's "Caucasus". >> > > Pardon my misspelling please. > >> I would leave this one unmentioned, but coming in a discussion of >> violence and politics, at this precise point in the US electoral >> process, it cries out for attention. >> >> -- Dr. Whom, Consulting Linguist, Grammarian, Orthoepist, and >> Philological Busybody >> a.k.a. Mark A. Mandel >> http://cracksandshards.com >> a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website >> >