Re: A..J.--You're being redundant!

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: TABunsey@xxxxxxx
" 
"  Andre:
" In all of your posts you end your message as below:
" 
" Andre " A.J." Jacobs,
" > web page http://southtexasamc.tripod.com
" > (830)-980-3165 , akjamc@xxxxxxxx
" > 
" > Owner & Proprietor, South Texas AMC
" 
" At the risk of sounding like an English major (which I am not), I
" find it distressing when people use words inproperly. Specefically,
" I am refering to your phrase "Owner & Proprieter".
" 
" We all know what the word "Owner" means,
" 
" but do you understand what "Proprieter" actually means?
" 
" My college dictionary defines "Proprieter" as: "1. One with legal
" title to something: owner. 2. The owner or owner-manager, as of a
" business".
" 
" So by saying "Owner & Proprieter", you are actually saying that you
" are the "owner and the owner and the manager". 

it's old-fashioned legalese, like 'cease and desist', and dates back
to the norman conquest when official documents had to be written in
both saxon english and norman french, so that everyone could read and
understand them.  you'll find that 'owner' [the shorter] has saxon
roots while 'proprietor' [the longer] has french ones.

i find it morbidly amusing that we're still doing this nearly a
millennium later.
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