Welcome to Devil's Island my friend. Or as people who really want to learn about stylishness my call it:

Oh brave new world, that has such people in it.

Welcome.

Of course, we are like the expats of old, harbored here from the draconian substance abuse of that latent Big Sister.

Last edited by Incroyable (2006-03-23 01:15:02)

Actually, Horace, the real champion A-E collector is not me but Ask Andy regular FlatSix. The Jeffersonville, Ohio, outlet is to him what Cabazon is to me. I believe his A-E wardrobe is somewhere up in the high 30s or low 40s, maybe even more. I am actually almost relieved that the new A-E lasts don't fit me well. Otherwise I probably would already have run out of room for my shoe purchases!

For what you are looking for, Horace, the recently discontinued A-E Colton in chestnut would be your best bet if the #0 last is compatible with your foot. You might want to darken the burnished chestnut a bit, but that is no great feat. I don't believe A-E has a medallion captoe in their current lineup. The Colton is, of course, a blucher. A-E has not manufactured a medallion captoe bal in the time since I got "hooked" on A-E's about three years ago. Some examples of the Colton's predecessor, the very similar Lexington on the #1 last, might still be available at some of the outlets or elsewhere.

With only a couple of exceptions, I met everyone I know in person on the fora while browsing Tony's fauna.

Bit of a stretch that. I humbly apologize.

My Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage states that it can go either way. They cite the use of "none" as a plural as far back as King Alfred. Other notables who use "none" as a pural include the translators of the King James Version, John Milton, W.H. Auden, G.K. Chesterton and Lewis Carroll, to name a few.

In concluding the page and a half of fine print the editors devote to this topic, they state:

"Clearly, none has been both singular and plural since Old English and still is. The notion that it is singular only is a myth of unknown origin that appears to have arisen in the late 19th century. If in context it seems like a singular to you, use a singular verb; if it seems like a plural, use a plural verb. Both are acceptable beyond serious criticism."