Re: We are not the alternative

Judy Seigel ( jseigel@panix.com)
Mon, 13 January 1997 4:25 PM

On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Terry King wrote:

> 'Anorak' is used in British English to describe someonewho is more
> interested in the process than the end result. Computer ' nerds' and
> people who collect engine numbers on cold railway stations are good example
> of 'anoraks' because , in the imagination of journalists, such people tend
> to wear 'anoraks'. The garment, derived from the eskimo or Inuit, is a zip
> up jacket with a hood. Capuchins on the platform. You can see why I hope
> that we would not be described as anorak photographers.

No, I really don't. I never thought you were such a conformist, Terry.

You don't have to use "anorak photography" if nobody but me likes
it, but your reasons against are shocking. Really. Tsk, tsk.

Judy

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