On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 11:51:28PM -0500, Karen Thomas wrote: > >>>> the idea that one sort of wording is "correct" is exactly the kind of > prescriptive way of looking at language that tells us english sentences > oughtn't end in prepositions because latin sentences can't. > > You don't have anything to say about horses though, do you? Just about > words... Are there semantics lists out there that you might join for these > discussions?
0. *your* message isn't about horses. it's about me, and is neither informed nor polite. 1. i have quite a few things to say about horses, when i know what i am saying, which is on a limited # of topics (my own horse, his training, people i've met, horses suitable for teaching with). i am silent (but reading) on topics i find of interest but am not knowledgeable about, such as breeding evaluations, "which gait", saddle fitting, conformation's contribution to gait, the importance of manes and tails, how to make flywhisks, &c. 2. of course i'm on semantics lists, where we discuss such fascinating regionalisms as the "soda, frappe, sub" vs "coke, milkshake, hoagie" groupings. i don't much see anybody there going nutty over a person moving from boston to baltimore and opening a "sub shop" and calling it that, though. --vicka
