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Chris -- 2018-04-11

#1 2005-11-18 11:32:58

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'apropose' for 'apropos'

I would guess that some writers think that ‘apropos’ means something like, ‘in response to your proposal.’ About 400 ghits ( however, ‘apropose’ is also seen as a substitute for ‘appropriate’ and ‘proposal.’):

Apropose of yesterday’s anti-gay remarks from the Vatican, here is a cartoon from the Miami Herald that sums up my feelings quite nicely.
www.joegrossberg.com/archives/000816.html

today, apropose of nothing, someone posted ten gary lineker masks through our
front door. www.myspace.com/wintermuteband

Apropose of the former, he emphasized that despite the fact that accounting rulespromote better disclosure …
www.ceps.be/files/Sept_30th_minutes.doc

“Apropose the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State Union
Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Svilanovic, given today to the Montenegrin news …
www.vlada.cg.yu/eng/ index.php?akcija=rubrika&rubrika=&row=400&

Apropose of comments above, even from the outside it looks like the roof is
squashing the walls.
amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/ 2005/01/big_new_church_.html

Apropose Our discussion, here’s an excerpt from a MoveOn E-mail I received …
smirkingchimp.com/viewtopic.php?topic=22894&forum=6

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