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To: Rajala who wrote (18212)	11/12/1998 3:03:00 PM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

RE: absit omen Know nothing of your ethnicity or traditions, but if there is anything uniformly accepted in the cultures of the world it is not to mention any evil, particularly in reference to a living person. Such remarks by Romans were met with "Absit omen" (may the omen implied by the word be absent). Today, use of an ominous word is often met by "Bite your tongue!" It is not too long ago that the mere mention of the word "cancer" was considered impolite, and to wonder, even in jest (which your mention was), had the same impact as asking if someone had been arrested on a morals charge. It reflected badly not only on the speaker but also on the subject inquired about.