In a message dated 10/11/00 9:50:54 AM Central Daylight Time, sheila@s... writes: sheila@s... writes:
<< For example, it's 'ad hominem', not 'ad hominum'. And as for the person who told us that art comes from the word artifice.....please! Art is from the Latin word ars, artis (nominative and genitive cases respectively) which is generally translated as art. Artifice comes from two Latin words, the afore-mentioned ars - OK, cue for lots of rude jokes - and facere, which is normally translated as to make. >>
Well, I was the person who said art was derived or related to artifice and from your description above I still believe it was correct... the words are very closely related. Now, can you tell me the latin origin of nitpicky?
Randy Buescher
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