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Re: Word-wars in Arabic traditions and elsewhere
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On 9/11/06 05:02, "Steven" <mcquaryq@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> It seems I just read about this -- very enlightening, and for the life of me I
> can't remember where. Was it yourself? As I recall, the intent of her cry is
> more along the lines of: 'Why must you (of all people) be Romeo?'
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2006, at 6:41 PM, NABOKV-L wrote:
>
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>> We still find Julliet on stage looking & searching to the
>>
>>
>> line
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>>
>> "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" (I'll explain the error if you insist.)
>>
>
>
> Steven
>
> Dear Steven: your reading is parfait. it¹s been around some time, but I was
> reminded of it listening to my favourite linguist Prof McWhorter (The History
> of Human Language, brilliant audio set from the Teaching Company). Many other
> post-bardic semantic shifts are discussed, including: ³Silly women² (meaning
> blessed women¹ at the time!); and ³meat² for food in general; the use of
> ³wit² (any one of the five aspects of creativity¹ or, pace VN, common sense¹
> [see his depressing essay The Art of Literature & Commonsense]) -- echoes of
> which survive in terms such as wits¹ end¹ and half-wit.¹ . The KJV Bible
> (now known as the RULER James Version) is also dripping with misundertood
> phrases.
>
> SES: do I get to have the LAST word before the thread is sewn up?
>
> Stan Kelly-Bootle (also known as someone¹ or M Machin?)
>
>
>
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> It seems I just read about this -- very enlightening, and for the life of me I
> can't remember where. Was it yourself? As I recall, the intent of her cry is
> more along the lines of: 'Why must you (of all people) be Romeo?'
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2006, at 6:41 PM, NABOKV-L wrote:
>
>>
>> We still find Julliet on stage looking & searching to the
>>
>>
>> line
>>
>>
>> "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" (I'll explain the error if you insist.)
>>
>
>
> Steven
>
> Dear Steven: your reading is parfait. it¹s been around some time, but I was
> reminded of it listening to my favourite linguist Prof McWhorter (The History
> of Human Language, brilliant audio set from the Teaching Company). Many other
> post-bardic semantic shifts are discussed, including: ³Silly women² (meaning
> blessed women¹ at the time!); and ³meat² for food in general; the use of
> ³wit² (any one of the five aspects of creativity¹ or, pace VN, common sense¹
> [see his depressing essay The Art of Literature & Commonsense]) -- echoes of
> which survive in terms such as wits¹ end¹ and half-wit.¹ . The KJV Bible
> (now known as the RULER James Version) is also dripping with misundertood
> phrases.
>
> SES: do I get to have the LAST word before the thread is sewn up?
>
> Stan Kelly-Bootle (also known as someone¹ or M Machin?)
>
>
>
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