-Caveat Lector- On 31 Jan 02, at 16:23, Prudence L. Kuhn wrote:
> So pro or con, it's not a private club is it? This is another example of quadruple-speak in which a word has been appropriated (as other "areas" of influence have as well) to mean something other than what was originally intended. I have this problem with "English" as well, a term that was foisted upon various groups of people by the Britlanders in their attempts to homogenise their language amongst their "subjects". Used to be not so far in the distant past that no other language than "English" was permitted in the once-Great Britain, in the now Untied Kingdom. This language dictate was an effort to supplant the indigenous Celtic languages and a means to cause and to effect the subjugation of the peoples on the Isles. I think it's been in the last decade and a half that Welsh and other original languages have been allowed for something as obvious and innocent as a street sign. Thus, terms are foisted upon the otherwise unsuspecting language users with inaccurate definitions and presumed meanings for unreliable usage. Whether it is just the word "antisemitic" or a whole language, the effect of continued misuse blurs reality. The danger lies for those who would abuse this blurring, a danger that people will eventually learn the real meanings and intentions and shatter the empowereds' fragile glass bubbles. As far as our reality is concerned, even Mencken made distinctions between the American and the English languages. They are from the same root -- as are romance languages (Spanish, French, Italian, e.g.) but they are distinct and different in usage. A<>E<>R <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
