--- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Akasha: > > For Vaj, his view appears not-empirically based, or if it is, I am > > guessing is 20-30 years old. Which means that it has little to do > > with modern upscale club reality. And he appears highly influenced > > by media, fictional representations of clubs, like Bada Bing. > > While there may be a few Bada Bings in low population areas, or > > maybe in low rent areas of industrial towns, its a very old > > skewl, retro image. A dying breed. > > Vaj > Nope, sorry, this is not the case. And your empirical experience is? > > ====================
<snip> > Judy -- a question of grammar. There are rules for determining what > a pronoun or "declarative" (is that what "this" is?) refers to. > Given the context of" Nope, sorry, this is not the case. And your > empirical experience is?" wouldn' modern grammar link "this" to > empirical evidence? Or is it simply (my) common sense? I sure wouldn't try to hang an argument on it, Akasha. "This" could refer to any or all of your speculations in that paragraph. My guess is that he was referring to your characterization of Bada Bing, though, or to the idea that he's influenced by media, or both. "And your empirical experience is?" looks to me like a different thought altogether that refers to the first part of your paragraph. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
