| Re: Detroit At Washington - Mar 11, 2006 Quote: |
Originally Posted by scolas I do mean rending, as you say Caliban, and rending is the more common word nowadays, relatively speaking. But in the name of pedantic accuracy and saving my good academic name I must point out that in my Oxford English Dictionary there is "renting": "the action of rending or tearing." Apologies for any confusion caused my use of the obsolete form. | I believe the "renting" form is on borrowed time.  |