On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 9:40 PM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> There is more, much more in a dictionary than definitions made of words >> that are also made of words?! Please give me an *EXAMPLE* of that. >> > > *> Do you use a dictionary? AG * > The last time I used a dictionary was when I was trying to decide if I should use the word "effect" or "affect" and concluded that most people don't know the difference either so it just didn't effect (or affect) communication a great deal one way or the other. And I certainly find a dictionary is never of any help in trying to figure out fundamental questions about reality. Most people don't have a dictionary in their house and haven't used one since they were nine when their fourth grade teacher made them, and yet they somehow manage to communicate just fine. And you never answered my question, if it wasn't from EXAMPLES of language use where do you think the people who wrote the dictionary got the knowledge to write their book? I suggest you read the book "The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester, it tells the story of how the ultimate dictionary, The Oxford English Dictionary got made: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary <https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Madman-Insanity-English-Dictionary-ebook/dp/B000FCKM7E> John K Clark > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv3_bJ9fshOvd%3DaoDDNd6ad72u9Pc%2Bjh4z%2BJiWYJELZVnQ%40mail.gmail.com.
