On 13/01/07, Rik Tindall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >>> Parent: "bedtime now"
>> >>> Child: "thats gay"
In other words: "no, i needn't respect you"
Rather: "I don't like that." (Since when has a child expressing their
preferences, necessarily been disrespectful?)
Says he who is willing to believe petrol-breathing, functional illiterates.
Who's being disrespectful now? My sources include my children and
niece, none of whom are petrol-breathing, nor illiterate.
> - yes, 'gay' (in this context) has been
> negativised, but it has also lost all association with homosexuality.
Maybe.
Except, of course, in the mind of the hearer. The illogic quote:
"When I use a word, it means exactly what I intend it to mean, no
more, no less."
— Humpty Dumpty to Alice, Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll
When words are redefined, the failure in communication is the fault of
both sides.
Kerry.
