Date:  Mon, 13 Dec 1993 16:58:04 CST

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET>

Subject: Re: Ages and Centuries



Is/was the 20th century more modern for now than the 19th was for then?

Eventually our century will not be considered modern.

Aside: A family friend from long ago (1940s) was given to hypercorrection.

When she was waxing wise about all the good things of our era she intoned

m-o-d-r-e-n will full confidence. Given other things she said, I'd say

this wasn't metathesis. Has anyone else heard this form?

            DMLance