Insufficiently pompous, compared to "qua"? Regards, Paul Ambos pambos@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Harry Binswanger Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 3:55 PM To: xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Death of the English Language Carl wrote: > and other tortured expressions ("as such" springs to mind), Oh, oh, that's a staple of mine. What's the objection to it?