On Friday 19 September 2003 19:29, Pigeon wrote: > On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 03:56:03PM -0400, Mike Mueller wrote: > > If the fee is a result of the domain name expiring and this is a > > "special" reinstatement fee, then it seems usary to me. > > <pedant> > Usury means interest. Perhaps "extortion"? > </pedant> > <ot-trivia> > In days gone by English businessmen took seriously the many Biblical > prohibitions of usury - and got around them by importing Jews to do it. > </ot-trivia>
Mispelled and misused. Inexcusable. I found a reference that claims usuary was forbidden by Jews, Islamists, and Christians (http://www.bartleby.com/65/in/interest.html). Usuary can mean the practive of charging more than the legal amount of interest. It was this sense of the word I was reaching for. As you point out, however, the fee is better described as extortion. My English is a bit better now. Thank you. -- Mike Mueller 324881 (08/20/2003) Make clockwise circles with your right foot. Now use your right hand to draw the number "6" in the air. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
