On 5/1/06 5:05 AM, "WAMUG Mailing List" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Received: from mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony1.iinet.net.au ([203.59.1.195] verified) > by wamug.org.au (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) > with ESMTP id 1594119 for [email protected]; Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:47:56 +0800 > Received: from 203-59-33-28.perm.iinet.net.au (HELO [192.168.1.3]) > ([203.59.33.28]) > by mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony1.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 04 Jan 2006 22:46:11 > +0800 > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Reg Whitely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: iTunes and Gracenote, and now cerebrities > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 22:46:10 +0800 > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) > > Hi Paul, intrepid WAMUGers and cerebrities in 2006, > >> Of course people who don't buy CDs or are into less cerebral music >> might not >> appreciate when there are errors and ommisions. I do also >> understand that >> there are a great many people who see no reason to be meticulous about >> anything. I guess that's modern times for you. We see it in many >> other >> areas about us. > > Is the antithesis of 'cerebral' 'acerebral'? Perhaps so. This is > substantiated, to some extent, by Peter Bowler, in his delightful > book "A Superior Person's Little Book of Words", Hawthorn Press, > Australia, 1982 . in this he comments that a superior person's > discourse may be "larded with esoteric pejoratives, grandiloquisms, > and cacophemisms." > > The book's blurb suggests that "those who lack this arcane lore need > no longer feel inferior. Help is now at hand with this fascinating > compilation of some five hundred little-known and impressive words, > complete with suggestions for using them in polite conversation to > confuse, astonish, secretly insult or simply stupefy your friends, > enemies and relatives." > > Bowler's description of "acerabral" is "without a brain." "A word for > which there would at first sight appear to be no use, since no entity > to which there would be any point in applying the term could in fact > possess this attribute..." "However, recent researches into the > central nervous system of the wire-haired terrier have conclusively > demonstrated the need for such a word." > > Interesting indeed. > > Gracenote users beware. > > Regards > > Reg Ah, I'm glad I'm not a nitpicker or linguistic snob Reg, otherwise I'd also buy that book. However,I checked my battered old Oxford Concise Dictionary and its says that cerebral in relation to music is when it appeals to the intellect rather than the emotions. I think my cerebral tastes have partially come from watching Frasier on TV. I thought acerabral was when someone spread their arms and dived head first into the mosh pit at a rock concert. But going by Mr. Bowler's definition, I acknowledge it could also apply to classical music fans - the type who clap their hands in rhythm with the performers at concerts. Literary effectuation can be really be enhanced by throwing a few foreign words. I never do that. Best wishes, Paul:) (J'ai une grenouille dans mon iTunes!) -- Dr Paul Weaver http://www.livejournal.com/users/fremantlebiz/calendar
