>
>Words, words, and more words!
>But, the Socratic method does work;
? agreed
> debate can
>uncover truth. But, the word "meaning" intended must
>be understood as well!
>
>> > Well, I just have to say this. Tom, your slams are
>>>just way too personal
>
>> Your choice. As my dad used to say, "don't let the door
>>hit you in the a** on the way out"
>
>> Thank God there are differences amongst men and
>>opinions and we are strong enough to debate them openly.
>
>Does work; and now, way off topic, how did words come
>to have the "meanings" they do?
>
>If you want a really fun read about how the spelling and
>meaning of our English language words at last came to
>be "set", go check out from your library the new book:
>
> "The Professor and the Madman", by Simon Winchester,
>
>HarperCollins Publishers.
>
>This is the amazing tale of several attempts at getting
>the English language "correct"!
>
>Shakespeare had no word guide to either usage nor
>spelling! In fact, none existed, and there was not even
>in the language the concept of "looking a word up" in his
>time!
>
? which is probably why many Anglophones consider Wm. Shakespeare to be
one of the architects of modern English.
- interesting discourse, Jim
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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