Yes, they are really neat!!!! People today have lost the art of using words. It all seems to be a few catch phrases and a lot of slang. The English language has SO many possibilities, it seems a shame to reduce it to slang. -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ruth Barton Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:33 AM To: vermont@rootsweb.com Subject: [VERMONT] gratifying Visits I love some of the journalistic styles and turns of phrase used in these old papers. Ruth I had to laugh at the expression "., gratified their friends here with a short visit lately." Sometimes a "short visit" is VERY gratifying. I've had a couple people come and stay so long it was not "gratifying" at ALL !~!! mas -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT ************************************************* List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message