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OP During 1999 and 2000, our newspaper has been reprinting articles from the past. There is a sentence in today's that
I cannot comprehend. It is: "It was made up of every element; but place aux dames et demoiselles before the pen
shall treat of another feature."
The article was about the running of the first Kentucky
Derby. Immediately preceding the sentence was an estimate
of the crowd's numbers. Immediately following the sentence,
and ending the article, was, "It is much, indeed, when attention and admiration mey be diverted from the prime
object which has gathered a great assemblage together, but not the Derby itself, with its absorbing interest and excitement, will linger so long in the minds of the
spectator there."
WHEW!! With difficulty, I navigated (I think) the
meaning of the ending sentence, but that other one confounds
me. I know that aux is the French plural for 'at the' or
'to the', but even so I don't get what the writer means.
I would appreciate anyone's suggestions on this.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted 1875 English Jackie 05/17/00 04:34 PM Re: 1875 English lusy 05/17/00 10:03 PM Re: 1875 English Jackie 05/18/00 01:06 PM
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