On 04-05-2013, at 1:28 AM, Frank Shearar <frank.shearar at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4 May 2013 08:34, Colin Putney <colin at wiresong.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> "hence" is equally meaningful as "fromNow", but more old-world
>>> sounding.  I think "ago" and "fromNow" are more compatible with each
>>> other in terms of modern language use.
>> 
>> 
>> No!
>> 
>> "Hence" is the proper the proper and perfectly cromulent antonym for "ago."
>> The fact that many people use circumlocutions to compensate for a deficient
>> vocabulary does not mitigate this truth.
> 
> Eschew obfuscation! Espouse elucidation!

It's important to avoid a descent into otiose prolixity


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