Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 13:53:07 -0400

From: Alan Baragona baragonasa[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VAX.VMI.EDU

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



At 01:32 PM 7/28/97 -0500, Mark Mandel wrote:

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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Not such a dumb nitpick. I get annoyed when people refer to Gabriel Garcia

Marquez as "Marquez" instead of "Garcia Marquez." Thanks for the correction.



Alan Baragona

alan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]vmi.edu



You know, years ago, my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this

world, Elwood, you must be . . ."--she always called me 'Elwood'--"In this

world, Elwood, you must be oh, so smart or oh, so pleasant." Well, for

years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. And you may quote me.



Elwood P. Dowd