Re: "You're a prince"
Jim Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 08:17:57 -0400
I was tempted to say, when the original post started out, "tell me if
I've gone too far," to say, "Stop" when he started quoting Latin roots.
It's interesting and all, but I don't think it necessarily connects with
Holden's use of the word. I think I trust more the association of
Holden's use with New Yawk slang than anything. It seems to me that
whenever he calls someone a "prince" (which carries with it associations
with nobility, class, etc.), they're acting the exact opposite. Namely,
rudely inconsiderate. I'll betcha if you go through Catcher you'd see
that. Pretty much every time Holden calls someone a prince, they were
being rude and inconsiderate.
Jim Rovira
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On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 02:02:05 -0400 (EDT) JediMars@aol.com writes:
>hehe... ok
>forgot about that..
>(haven't taken latin in a few years..)
>
>In a message dated 6/26/99 1:58:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>aaron.brager@writeme.com writes:
>
><< right, but princeps is from primus & capere as well, and I quote:
>
> <<princeps (leader, initiator); from primus (first) and capere (to
>take)>>
>
> I'm quoting Merriam Webster Dictionary >>
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