In a message dated 8/29/08 3:53:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I HAVE described what
> I'll have in mind when I use the word "meaning", and it's always notion --
> the notion in the speaker's mind and the notion that arises in the
> listener's
> mind.
>
You know, I think we all have this general idea of meaning-some kind of thing
in my mind and some kind of thing in someone else's mind. Those of us who
don't type quickly like to use one word to describe this state of affairs.
And another thing: these notions. The word "notion" always makes me
think of hooks and eyes sewn on a paper with some complicated thread
patterns,
small anonymous bottles marked Spots-All in a hopeful font,one or two
sequins
separated from their fellows......This is not the sort of thing one wants to
think of immediately when confronted by sentences some of whose words are
capitalized to emphasize the notion in the writer's mind.
Continuing on- Conger was taken to task earlier for using the word
"meaningful". While I would not use this word myself I also would not use
the
word "cherishable",much in evidence some months ago, to describe an
"a.e.",smacking as "cherishable" does of Hallmark greeting card
sentiments,perhaps a
glutinous series of congratulations on attending the opera and the notion
aroused
in the opera-goer's mind,the giant zipper, the bank pins....we all have our
little ways.
Anyone for discussion of an "a.e." and what causes it?
Kate Sullivan
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