"Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine/ The Continental
liar from the State of Maine" - Grover Cleveland

Dear RMWSQFT, The Atomica dictionary agrees with the professor that the use of Continental as an intensive is valid. Atomica even cites your example as their example.

By-the-way, am I you? My initials are R.M.W and I often respond to singles ads in magazines as S.Q.F.T.

-RMW

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POSTSCRIPT: - - I can't win. By the time I fool around and get ready to help RMW with his question, WW, four yankees and two furiners have stolen my thunder. GEE!WIZ!!!!!