Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:29:25 -0500

From: Wayne Glowka wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU

Subject: Re: RhetORic



Lynne wrote:



i've never lived in wisconsin, but my guess is that the guy knew the

word "rhetorical" and was basing the pronunciation on that.



Is one who engages in rhetoric a rhetor? And is the listener a rhetee?



Seth



Well, in Greek a rhetor is one who engages in rhetoric, yes, as a Latin

orator engages in what we now render as oratory.



The listener is the victim.







Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

912-453-4222

wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu