Hi, This is another item that I wish were released on cd-rom. Then I could carry it on my laptop. At 08:27 AM 11/3/98 -0500, you wrote: >Dear List: >On the one hand, it's great that we have a work like "Piano Parts and Their >Functions", complied by Merle Mason. >On the other hand, don't we suffer from linguistically "low status >terminology"? >When I ask my MD what the scratchy dry patch of skin on my arm is, she >replies "Hmmm, looks like ankylitic keratosis"; since I avoided studying >Latin as a youth, I had to ask for an English translation. >We, on the other hand, tell our customers "you need new bridle straps", >"looks like pulley keys", etc. Our clients are dubious as we try to explain >the meaning of such goofy terms. >Are there any Latin scholars out there (Horace?) ready and willing to >create a nice, highly impressive, Latin based version of Mason's "Piano >Parts"? >Have a good day, >Patrick > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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