On Jan 24, 2009, at 9:33 AM, Michael Brady wrote:
I said that the term "sentimental" is often used to denote "excessive" and "self-indulgent" feelings (because the dictionary records those uses, i.e., gives those as definitions).
Lest this is misread, the parenthetical phrase is in apposition to "often used," not "'self-indulgent' feelings" (i.e., "sentimental" is often used in this way, because it's so recorded in a dictionary). My inattention to the syntax might cause some to get the wrong notion.
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