[CAUT] Semantics

[David Ilvedson]

Remember, we have many Pianotech listees on the CAUT List...  '-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 5/9/2009 10:49:37 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Semantics


>.....and I have read on this (CAUT) list that the Pianotech list has silly drivel.

>dp


>David M. Porritt, RPT
>dporritt at smu.edu<mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>

>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
>PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
>Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 12:34 PM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Semantics



>In a message dated 5/9/2009 12:03:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, 
>tannertuner at bellsouth.net writes:
>everybody on the list knew what I
>meant.
>Jeff:

>With all due respect, not everybody. And even if we did, why should we have to 
>translate it. If you disperse poor seed, nothing will grow. Poor and imprecise 
>language is as dangerous as a gun. Perhaps moreso. When the right 
>word/concept/denotation is available, why not use it.

>P


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