User talk:Mel Etitis/Mademoiselle Sabina

1. On 16 March 2006 I made some minor copy-edits on Tasha Schwikert, including changing "alternate" to "alternative".
2. User:Mademoiselle Sabina changed "alternative" to "reserve" in this edit, with the edit summary: ("'Alternate' is a noun describing a reserve athlete; 'alternative' is an adjective and is inappropriate here. I've changed it to reserve.")
3. I responded to the edit and the edit summary by leaving a message on her Talk page: "'Alternative' is both a noun and an adjective; 'reserve' is fine, though."[1]. I find it difficult to see the "pretentiousness", "condescension", or "harassment" that Mademoiselle Sabina accuses me of, and I expected the issue to rest there.
4. Nevertheless, Mademoiselle Sabina responded on my Talk page with the following rather hostile message:

   "As a professional writer and a native speaker of English, I am well aware of the fact that "alternative" is a noun and adjective. For what it's worth, "alternate" is a term that is completely appropriate and common in American English as a term for a reserve athlete. It was used correctly and didn't need to be changed in the first place. A quick look through Wikipedia reveals that it is used on many athlete pages in various sports. I'm ending this discussion here, because I really do not wish to continue it."[2]

I don't see that the contention that I was "biting a newbie", or being anything other than civil, stands up; the hostility comes from her, as do all the personal attacks (on her Talk page).