Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 13:32:49 -0500

From: Mark Mandel Mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DRAGONSYS.COM

Subject: dumb nitpick, I'm really sorry ;-)\



In seeking the origin of the aphorism "Less is more", Duane Campbell and

Alan Baragona mentioned [Ludwig Mies] Van Der Rohe. Confusingly,

"Mies" is part of his surname, so he's properly referred to as "Mies Van

Der Rohe", not "Van Der Rohe".



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