Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,574,623 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Thanks for the apology.


I was one of your readers who protested some of the columns written by Gary Stager. Therefore, I understandably was attracted to your editor's letter in the November 2004 issue ("Mea Culpa me·a cul·pa  
n.
An acknowledgment of a personal error or fault.



[Latin me culp
," p. 9). Only rarely do I find editors with the courage and mortification MORTIFICATION, Scotch law. This term is nearly synonymous with mortmain.  you displayed in your remarks. Therefore, I applaud you highly, not only for your response to readers who find Mr. Stager's remarks to be belligerently bel·lig·er·ent  
adj.
1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.

2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.

n.
One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.
 inaccurate, but also for your promise to tone them down.

Patrick Groff

Professor of Education Emeritus

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system.  
COPYRIGHT 2005 Professional Media Group LLC
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2005, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Letters
Author:Groff, Patrick
Publication:District Administration
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Jan 1, 2005
Words:90
Previous Article:In search of the elusive answer.(Editor's Letter)(Editorial)
Next Article:Keep Gary Stager, lose the apologies.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)



Related Articles
Holy apologies. (Pope John Paul II apologizes for injustices against women)(Unplugged)(Column)
Correction.
China - Regrets Only.(Brief Article)
Lessons in tolerance. (Media).('Los Angeles Daily News' cartoon comes under fire antisemitism)(Brief Article)
PUBLIC FORUM : SHORT MEMORIES.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)
SYBERT REGRETS DAMAGING FOE'S SIGNS.(News)
BLACKS, SCHOOL BOARD FIND BERNSTEIN APOLOGY LACKING.(News)
Special correction.(Correction Notice)
Sen. Prozanski receives apology for inaccuracies.(Legislature)
Not sorry enough?(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles