THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, April 19, 1996                 TAG: 9604190005
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL  
TYPE: Letter
                                             LENGTH: Short :   34 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** German nouns are always capitalized. In transcribing Brigitte K. Sutherly's letter, published April 19, ``Kind'' and ``Kinder'' were incorrectly rendered as ``kind'' and ``kinder.'' Mrs. Sutherly, who teaches German, was embarrassed by that. So were we. Correction published Saturday, April 20, 1996 on page A12 of THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT. ***************************************************************** DIE KINDER, PLEASE

Regarding Kathryne T. Hyatt's letter (April 7): I too am weary over the use of the word ``kid.''

However, I feel obligated to point out the correct use of the German words kind and kinder. Das kind refers to the singular noun, and die kinder to the plural. There is no such German word as ``das kinder.''

BRIGITTE K. SUTHERLY

Virginia Beach, April 9, 1996 by CNB