pil·crow A symbol or character... formerly used to mark the commencement of a new section or part of a narrative or discourse; now, sometimes introducing an editorial obiter dictum or protest, and sometimes as a reference to a marginal note or foot-note. (OED 2nd Ed., 1989)
A Classics scholar pointed me to a review in CNN of a new translation of the Pentateuch. The news? It's in the Entertainment section. Damn those CNN liberal media elitists trivializing religion!
posted by Victor @ 1:24 PM
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