>Well, it used to mean fine or perhaps delicate. Now it means attractive,
>pretty or agreeable.
>Chris
Or when used in the context of describing a woman (e.g. "oh, she was
nice") it can actually mean the opposite of "pretty, " depending on
the inflection. "Oh, she was <i>nice</i>" means she was attractive,
whereas "Oh, she was nice." means she had a "good personality," i.e.
not attractive.
Yes, English is a fascinating language, and can be extremely difficult
for non native speakers to learn due to its hodgepodge and chameleon
nature. Not to mention the homonyms.
I find linguistics fascinating. I once went to see Noam Chomsky
lecture, not realizing that, in addition to being the authority on
linguistics, he's also a radical leftist lunatic (I kid I kid). To my
shock and dismay, he didn't utter a single word regarding linguistics.
Oh, and good news, the OM-2S is alive and well after a battery
transplant. I'm running a roll of Ektar through it now, wanted to try
out Ektar and I wanted to test the camera and a new OMZ 28/2.8 that I
got for dirt cheap on the bay. ($40, and it is in perfect condition!)
So now I've got an excellent under $100 "car" camera and lens combo,
a literally take-anywhere workhorse. Named "Markle.
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