> Just a little nitpick: "metamorphic" is not used in linguistics - the > lingustic term is "morphological," but I understand you probably mean > "idiomatic" or 'conceptually amorphous.'
I meant slang words, idioms, etc. Is that what you're talking about? > I read everything you've written here and didn't catch any > specifics. That's > why I asked. Maybe I can't be more specific, due to inexperience. That sounds like an excuse, but still, it's the truth. Emily On Jun 28, 2009, at 2:13 PM, stevertigo wrote: > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Emily Monroe > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I like formality--plus I tend not to use idioms online. Even in an >> English forum, we'll have people who don't read English well, or who >> can't interpret metamorphic speech very well. >> > > Excellent points. > > Just a little nitpick: "metamorphic" is not used in linguistics - the > lingustic term is "morphological," but I understand you probably mean > "idiomatic" or 'conceptually amorphous.' Interesting point, but in > reality > we just use the terms "informal," "idiomatic" or "colloquial" > (language/speech) to deal with expressions that are not "formal," > and thus > more direct. > >> Ah. But could you please clarify what specifically you mean by the >> terms "too much" and "can happen"? > >> What I've already said, actually. > > > I read everything you've written here and didn't catch any > specifics. That's > why I asked. > > >> I've read a >> little in the arbcom archives, and know people sometimes won't >> participate in their own RfC, or won't comply with whatever consensus >> there is (that was achieved through DR). If people won't participate/ >> cooperate with something most definitely *on wiki*, why would they >> participate on something that talks about Wikipedia? >> > > Good point, Emily. Ironically enough though, Arbcom itself doesn't > participate much in openly discussing its cases. Strange isn't it? > > -Stevertigo > > "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." - Louis Brandeis > "Here comes the sun." - George Harrison > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
