On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, Dennis Johnson wrote:
> Boyle and Lindley, the word is spelled temperament. I agree that the "a"
> seems out of place as our usage is rooted from tempering or tempered.
No, the point I was trying to make is that the correct spelling *is*
"temperament." The "a" comes from the Latin root "temperare," to temper.
Steve Brady, RPT "I like to watch."
-Chauncey Gardner
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