thursday, October 16, 1975
daily nebraskan
page 13
bernstein on vroicfe
Primates not always apes
gy Theodore M. Bernstein
Primate tease. Some good suggestions
on word use were sent this way by T.
Harry Thompson of Philadelphia, among
them: "Say linked, not linked together,"
"Say gift, not free gift," "Say bonus, not
extra bonus." Then he said: "Churchmen
e primates (2 syllables); monkeys are
primates (3 syllables)."
Both churchmen and monkeys arc pry
mates, though the churchmen may also be
pronounced pry-mita. As to the three
wllable version, that seems to be heard on
oflhr in the scientific field.
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Word positions. Two letters question
the positioning of words. Both examples
are technically-but only technically-improper,
yet are idiomatic. The first letter
cites this passage from a newspaper column:
"And as for arthritis, it is apparent that
many patients improve in warm climates.
But all don't."
Logically and technically that second
KDtence could mean, as A. Riedel of Vine
land, NJ., points out, "Nobody does" or
"everyone does not." Certainly it would be
better to phrase it "but not all do."
Still there are more common and less
objectionable phrases very much like that-
for example "All children are not neat."
LogjcaUy what it says is that not a child in
toe world is neat, but it would take a per
verse stickler to read it that way.
AnTne,.SlC?nd letter points to a Tin Pan
Alley slightly sour note: "I only have eyes
for you." Technically it could be argued
that the only belongs just ahead of you.
But it also could be argued that in this
instance only is what is called a sentence
adverb, which modifies the entire thought
of the sentence rather than just the word
you.
A more common illustration of only as
sentence adverb is, "He only thought he
was being helpful." The point of this dis
cussion is not to encourage looseness of
construction, but rather to discourage
needless sticklerism.
Word oddities. There's an odd word for
you: sticklerism. It is a coinage that came
to mind when no other word came to mind
mai quite expressed the thought of fussi-
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The suffix -ism is often attached to
nouns to indicate, among other things, a
practice or characteristic behavior.
(c) 1975 Tlwodor M. Bernstein
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Photo by Jack Mitcfxsll
Revelationsw by the Alvin Alley Dance Theater
Mexican celebration begins
Mexican pianist Viviano Valdez will
open Jomadas Mexicanas with a concert
Oct. 19 at 8 pjm. in the Sheldon Memorial
Art Gallery auditorium.
Jomadas Mexicanas, a celebration of
Mexican achievement in the arts, is a con
tribution to the celebration of the United
States Bicen tennial.
Also opening Oct. 19 at Sheldon will be
an exhibition of Mexican arts and crafts.
Dr. Manuel Alcala, Director-General of
Mexican Libraries, will speak at 2:30 pjn.
in the Nebraska Union on Oct. 2 1 .
The assistant director of the Mexi
can Institute of Anthropology and
History, Fernando Camara-Barbachano,
will speak in the Union at 10:30 ajrt. Oct.
23.
Oct. 24 at 8 pjn. Los Folkloristas de
Rene Villanueva will give a concert in
Kimball Recital Hall.
Memorias de Un Mexicano, a docu
mentary film on the 1910 Mexican Revolu
tion will be shown at Sheldon Auditor
ium on Oct. 21 at 10:30 ajn. and Oct.
24 at 1 pjn.
All events are free and open to the
public.
The world-renowned Alvin Ailey City
Center Dance Theater debuts at Kimball
Recital Hall November 3 and 5.
The 16-member inter-racial troupe is
widely acclaimed for its unique form of
dance, described as a combination of mod
ern, jazz and classical dance.
The Lincoln performance will depict the
emotions of American Negro religious
music, including blues, spirituals, gospels,
melodies and song-sermons.
"Pilgrim of Sorrow" begins the suite,
followed by 'Take Me to the Water,"
"Move, Member, Move" and "Cry."
Try," performed by Judith Jamison, is
the opening piece of Revelation". This
Ailey-created favorite is heralded as "one
of the world's greatest" by the London
Daily Telegraph.
The troupe grew from an obscure begin
ning in a small New York concert hall to
years of successful performances in ten
foreign countries, The Brooklyn Academy
of Music, the New York City Center and
the Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts. Ailey and his dancers also offer
master classes and lecture demonstrations
at colleges and universities.
During the past few years Ailey has
choreographed eight new works for his
own company and created ballets for other
internationally-known troupes. The Jeffrey
Ballet, Harknew Ballet, the Metropolitan
Opera as well as Leonard Bernstein's
"Mass" have performed Ailey-created
ballets.
A New York Times critic wrote, "There
are two types of theatre goers to whom
one would unhesitatingly recommend an
Alvin Ailey company: those who love
dance and those who think they don't.
The doubters inevitably revise their
opinion. .." ,
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At Lincoln's newest
dining place. Town &
Country Restaurant.
33rd & Cornhujktf
8:00 am - 2:00 am
Audobon Wildlife Film
"Wast Side Story!
Mexico to Alaska" j
with producer i
Walter H. Mat !
Oct. 17 7:30 p.m. '
In the i
Nebraska Center for1
Continuing Education j
33rd & Holdrega i
Tickets available t
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You've just been apposnlc
to the Cultural Awareness
Committee... you can't tell
the difference between
Bach and the Beatles.
maybe you should come and
hear Dr. Laurence J. Peter
Tuesday, October 21
3:30 p.m: Union Ballroom
7:30 p.m. Schramm Hall
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