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Re: Canon just lost the war to...


PetKal wrote:
John Power wrote:

He is a testament to the fact that art is not limited to technical advances.


\"Testament\" in your intended context is a sort of malapropism.
\"Testimony\" would have been more appropriate.
BTW, your English aside, I agree with the message proper.


You are wrong. \"Testimony\" is given. A \"testament\" is a statement and his work is a statement....\"Testimony\" in this context would be grammatically incorrect. You could say \"His work is testimony to...etc. etc. It would be improper to say \"He is a testimony to....\"



Sep 30, 2008 at 08:33 PM
John Power
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Re: Canon just lost the war to...


PetKal wrote:
John Power wrote:

He is a testament to the fact that art is not limited to technical advances.


\"Testament\" in your intended context is a sort of malapropism.
\"Testimony\" would have been more appropriate.
BTW, your English aside, I agree with the message proper.


You are wrong. \"Testimony\" is given. A \"testament\" is a statement and his work is a statement....\"Testimony\" in this context would be grammatically incorrect.



Sep 30, 2008 at 08:30 PM
John Power
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Re: Canon just lost the war to...


PetKal wrote:
John Power wrote:

He is a testament to the fact that art is not limited to technical advances.


\"Testament\" in your intended context is a sort of malapropism.
\"Testimony\" would have been more appropriate.
BTW, your English aside, I agree with the message proper.


You are wrong. \"Testimony\" is given. A \"testament\" is a statement and his work is a statement....



Sep 30, 2008 at 08:28 PM





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