> >> tongue is as nuanced as the highly evolved Hindi that you > >confronted them with examples :-). >That's just to make it easy for people to understand. Do I see a >defensive mode in you instead when it comes to Hindi? :)
**** No! I don't look askance at other's languages to value mine. I wouldn't wish to question your motives here A, but it wasn't hard to read into the responses of others. At 9:10 PM -0600 1/27/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > >The significance of a 'home' in one's psyche lies in what memories >it >holds for her. Those who grew up in many places, moving with >their >families' job transfers or what have you, would have very >little >attachments to a house as a 'home', even if the quality of >the >environment might have been just as memorable and dear. On the >other >hand someone who grew up in a shelter, however humble, in a >loving >and caring environment, will hold the memories of that house >as a >'home' quite dear. And no matter how clearly words distinguish >the >meanings of the two in a language, it would not have any impact >on >one's perception of that shelter as a mere house or a dear home. > > >True, C'da. I would be the last one to deny that for others, though >I personally don't care for this kind of sentiment. Life has taught >me to be overly practical, and sometimes that leads me to think that >I am above and beyond these things - a superiority complex, you >might say. And I know that is not very nice at all, when I am >leaning towards spirituality. Anyway!! > >But, but, but... if suddenly distant relatives start doing this >'sokut tel di kaanda', then the need to remind them and tell them >the difference between a "house" and a loving "home" that used to >be, does arise. Ask them why this sudden 'lerela xaador' - this >false 'dorod'. > >> bhaxa distinguishing a 'home' from a mere 'house', it still would >>not > resolve your conflicts, would it? > >It may not resolve the conflict, but would be a good one to put >forward a question to let them know that they are acting like a >bunch of ostriches. > >BTW, there is no conflict. :) Everything is hunky dory at my end. :) > > > tongue is as nuanced as the highly evolved Hindi that you > >confronted them with examples :-). >That's just to make it easy for people to understand. Do I see a >defensive mode in you instead when it comes to Hindi? :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree >and humble like a blade of grass" >- Lakshmana > > > > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:09:37 -0600> To: [email protected]> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Assam] House and Home> > Well, >Alpana, I think you have mixed up two different issues: One of > a >social evolution with that of semantics.> > Even if you had two >distinctly different single words in Oxomiya > bhaxa distinguishing >a 'home' from a mere 'house', it still would not > resolve your >conflicts, would it?> > The significance of a 'home' in one's psyche >lies in what memories it > holds for her. Those who grew up in many >places, moving with their > families' job transfers or what have >you, would have very little > attachments to a house as a 'home', >even if the quality of the > environment might have been just as >memorable and dear. On the other > hand someone who grew up in a >shelter, however humble, in a loving > and caring environment, will >hold the memories of that house as a > 'home' quite dear. And no >matter how clearly words distinguish the > meanings of the two in a >language, it would not have any impact on > one's perception of that >shelter as a mere house or a dear home.> > That is the >difference.> > So, why did I even chime in?> > For the simple reason >of detecting a sense of defensiveness in > respondents scurrying to >grab this Sanskrit word or that few Oxomiyas > use in their >communications; no doubt to prove that their mother > tongue is as >nuanced as the highly evolved Hindi that you > confronted them with >examples :-).> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 12:23 PM -0600 >1/27/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:> >Hi C'da:> >> >> I think we >are attempting to split hairs over nothing.> >> >:) Right, right, in >general we should not, and never split hairs > >over things. :)> > > >Just because another language differentiates between a house >and > >a > home, and Oxomiya does not, one does not need to go into >a fit of> >Yes, the keyword is "need".> >> >If you have not noticed, >the need to define a "house" and a "home" > >have arisen in today's >Assam. People are not that simple anymore. I > >get "culture-shock" >every time I go to India now-a-days, a place > >that I was born and >grew up in and had 'faith' in.> >> >Some do become interested after >a HOUSE for which they were never > >"interested" when it was a HOME >- filled with people that welcomed > >them with love and >warmth.> >> >See the need now C'da? I definitely >do.> >> >> >> >> >> >> grabbing at Sanskrit words that few use. For >us 'ghor' is a > >>ghor--a > house and a home too. The difference >lies in HOW it is > >>used in a > sentence. There are many such >nuances to all languages. > >>The > differentiation lies in the >usage.> >> >> >> >> >"In order to make spiritual progress you must >be patient like a tree > >and humble like a blade of grass"> >- >Lakshmana> >> >> > > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:54:44 -0600> To: >[email protected]> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: >[Assam] (no subject)> > > I > >think we are attempting to split >hairs over nothing.> > Just because > >another language >differentiates between a house and a > home, and > >Oxomiya does >not, one does not need to go into a fit of > grabbing > >at Sanskrit >words that few use. For us 'ghor' is a ghor--a > house > >and a home >too. The difference lies in HOW it is used in a > > >sentence. There >are many such nuances to all languages. The > > >differentiation >lies in the usage.> > > > > > > > > > > At 6:00 PM > >-0600 1/26/08, >kamal deka wrote:> >HOUSE = BHOBON / AWAKH > >/GRIHO> >HOME = GRIHO >BAKH /GHOR> >KJD> >> >> >On 1/26/08, Alpana B. > >Sarangapani ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >>> >>> >> Does > >anybody know >if there are separate words for "home" and "house" > >in> >> >Assamese? I know we use 'ghor' .> >>> >> But if you need >to > >assert the real meanings of a "real" home and just a> >> house >with > >4 walls, what are they?> >>> >> I believe it is 'ghar`' for >home and > >'makaan' for house in Hindi.> >>> >> Thanks for >your > >help.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> "In order to make >spiritual > >progress you must be patient like a tree and> >> humble >like a blade > >of grass"> >> - >Lakshmana> >>> >>> >>> >> > >>_________________________________________________________________> >> > >Need >to know the score, the latest news, or you need >your > >Hotmail(R)-get> >> your >"fix".> >> > >http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx> >> > >>_______________________________________________> >> >assam mailing > >list> >> >[email protected]> >> > >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >>> >>_______________________________________________> >assam > >mailing > >list> >>[email protected]> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > > >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing >list> > >[email protected]> > >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >>_________________________________________________________________> >Shed >those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest >Loser!> >http://biggestloser.msn.com/> >>_______________________________________________> >assam >mailing >list> >[email protected]> >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > >_______________________________________________> assam mailing list> >[email protected]> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >_________________________________________________________________ >Climb to the top of the charts! 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