Fun (again)

[Beverly Flanigan]

Just goes to show we can take prescriptivism too far.  But thanks for the
clarification on _The Onion_; I had no idea what it was/is.  Still, if the
shoe fits. . . .

At 05:11 PM 8/3/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Satire & Safire aside, I'm still wondering about that official title.
>We're not talking about a "general attorney" here, but the chief officer in
>a particular branch of government.  I know usage favors  "attorneys
>general,"  on the same principle as "brothers-in-law" & "maitres d'.." &c.,
>but does it make sense?
>A. Murie
>
>A&M Murie
>N. Bangor NY
>sagehen at westelcom.com