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To: jbe who wrote (3184)	7/17/1999 3:42:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4711

<<<This might seem like hair-splitting to the general reader, who might prefer being entertained to being instructed, but it is a very serious matter for professional historians. Hence the animus against "fancy" prose.>>> (The above is from the link you provided in Message 10547890 which link was siliconinvestor.com I think I gotcha! Animus is always "against," (unless you're speaking Latin,) so the correct expression, would, I believe, be "animus toward." Overview of noun animus The noun animus has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. animosity, animus, bad blood -- (a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility) notredame.ac.jp ...and while I'm here, how about your final comment on whether, following the paring away test, you still believe the "if" to be "correct." Message 10514859