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By JAMES J. KILPATRICK i Universal Press ! The Court of Peeves, Irks & jCrotchets open its winter assizes with a petition from Mary F. Brady of Charleston, S.C. She asks for summary action against the pretentious “cum.” J As Exhibit A she submits two citations, just six pages apart, from ('A Lively Form of Death” by Kay Mitchell. On Page 1, the author Ispeaks of a “store cum post office.” [On Page 7, for variety’s sake, it is a [“post office cum general store.” • Motion granted! The court has ruled on this matter before. In this 'construction the Latin “cum” means nothing more or less than “and” or [“along with.” Ms. Brady properly contends that th usage smacks of superiority. The author wras showing Joff her erudition. All she revealed [was a certain prissy pomposity instead.
; Stacie Anne Kirk of Huntsville, iAla., cites a classified ad seeking a [person with excellent “verbal and [written” communication skills. Because both “verbal” and “written” [have to do with the use of words, she •finds the description redundant. | The court concurs in part and dissents in part. Yes, in an academic .'sense. Macaulay displayed “verbal” [skills in his mastery of the written “word. Be that as it may, the court [will rule that in common parlance, “which is the parlance of help-wanted ads, “verbal” applies exclusively to spbken words. Injunction denied.
A.G.G. McWilliam of Asheville, N.C., petitions for a ruling against the misuse of “momentarily.” The gentleman is of the old school. He flinches when the captain of a jet
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