On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, John M. Adams wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Grammer [mailto:jgrammer@domain.elided]
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John, the 'u' word was not used. I wrote 'homely': home7ly ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hml) adj. home7li7er, home7li7est Not attractive or good-looking: a homely child. Lacking elegance or refinement: homely furniture. Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain: homely truths.
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Speaking purely of the styling, my considered opinion(and I have a strong fondness for the Loadstar) is that it's a slam dunk for #2 and #3, and a reasonable contender for #1.
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My mistake. I misread, and misspoke. Although "homely" and "ugly" *are* synonyms in most dictionaries... but I'll take the "simple or unpretentious nature" variant as your original intended meaning, and offer my apologies. Reading between the lines, I get that you might even agree with me that the loadstar is also "handsome", or "pleasing and dignified in form or appearance". (even though that's a synonym for "attractive", and there we begin to stray off the mark... ;)
I believe you both mean to say, "form follows function." -- Ted Borck tborck@domain.elided