I first saw the word gerund in the molesworth books so on the rare occasisions that it crops up I instantly recall those creatures. Atonement is unavoidable here if you have a taste for reading/watching arts reviews. Other previews don't sound quite so much like a Brief Encounters sendup. Rupert Sheffield ________________________________ From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Ritchie Sent: 06 September 2007 20:17 To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Human beings. On Sep 5, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Kahn, Rupert wrote: More on gerunds http://www.stcustards.free-online.co.uk/topp/latin/latin2.htm <http://www.stcustards.free-online.co.uk/topp/latin/latin2.htm> Enjoy Brill. In my mail this morning is a thing from Amazon, offering an *exclusive* look at a trailer for "Atonement," with James McAvoy and Keira Knightley. You might enjoy everyone speaking in "Deun't Geuw Daddih...rat-at-tat-boom and all that" accents. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JPTE The Scotsman this morning reported that the opposition accused the SNP of reneging on their pledge to "dual" the A.9. But for a slight misspelling, we might see pistols at dawn. David Ritchie, Bagham Gerund Hunting Tours and Croissants L.L.C. Portland, Oregon