ok. On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 6:31 AM, Jared Spool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nowadays, people assume absolve means being 'forgiven', but it actually >> doesnt. >> > > > And by "people", you meant "every dictionary." http://tinyurl.com/3kggqo > > Ok. Let's say "absolve" means "to own" in your galaxy. I still have no idea > what you're talking about. > > Jared > > > > On Sep 24, 2008, at 5:41 AM, Brett Lutchman wrote: > > Apparently, not a disciple of Webster. >> >> Maybe, Maybe not, the English language has crumbled so much that many >> definitions have been lost. I'll explain. >> Absolve- You simply think it's forgiveness or remission of sin. >> The word actually means: To declare ownership. >> Long, long ago, not in a galaxy far, far away, the term 'Slave' was an >> actual job position. These days if I say slave, people immediately think of >> whites oppressing blacks. >> If you were to owe me a sum of money but couldn't pay back, you would >> either be thrown in jail, would have to borrow from someone else to pay me >> back, sell what you have to pay me back or you could serve me to pay off >> your debt to me. If you chose to be my servant, I would legally 'own' you as >> an employee. >> The term 'absolve' meant I'm taking ownership of you and acquiring your >> services in order for you to pay back what you owed me. >> Once the debt was paid off, you had 2 choices, you can either go back to >> being an independent person or you could enlist for another term as a slave, >> but this time you would be making a profit. >> Often times, the relationship of the borrower to the lender grew in these >> times that the borrower ended up staying with the lender and began to >> generate a profit. >> Nowadays, people assume absolve means being 'forgiven', but it actually >> doesnt. It simply meant you were paying your debt off with your services >> with an employee status. >> Same thing today, If I'm a big company and I buy you out, I'm buying your >> good and bad. I'm buying out your business, services and debt. I've absolved >> your corporation and everything you have accomplished to date. This is >> really not that big of a deal. Other words could be used instead of absolve. >> > > -- Brett Lutchman Web Slinger. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
