Good question, Ian. On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 1:37 AM, Ian Glendinning <[email protected]>wrote:
> And folks, > > Do Arlo and John value their relationship more or less than the usage > of a particular word ? > The purpose of words is to form and cement relationship and understanding. My take on an esoteric use of words is that it leaves one in a "one up" position. It's to cement a superior relationship, like a teacher lording it over a bunch of students. They wouldn't need an "expert" if plain understanding was so easily communicated, right? But to answer your direct question, yeah, I value my relationship with Arlo the evil acerdemic more than I care about winning any particular argument. But since Platt's not around anymore, I figure he needs a goad into actually thinking as opposed to merely pontificating. :-) A dirty job... but somebody's gotta do it. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
