Posted by us202 on December 06, 2005 at 20:22:52:
In Reply to: Re: What the San Francisco Chronicle has to say posted by Miller on December 06, 2005 at 07:55:06:
Are we talking effete, as in 'overrefined, effeminate' or as in 'depleted
of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted'? You can argue the case
that either applies to both the movies and Fleming's books. What's
really effete is the term 'wet work', especially in single quotes.