>For people, on the other hand, it is seldom a problem. We are extraordinarily
>good at using implicit contextual clues to resolve it. When, for example, was
>the last time you were unsure of the denotation of an instance of 'pen'?
All the time. Well, maybe not 'pen' specifically, but while I knew 1-3, I had
no
clue that it is also the word for a female swan.
Remember, ibm-main audience is NOT ONLY native English speakers! Quite a
few of us do you the curtesy of using *your* language ('you'-the native
English speakers - and no discussions about dialects, please!).
Slinking back to corner, Barbara
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