X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,3781c24c7875bbc3 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-14 17:50:08 PST From: Mel Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Video conversation with Annie Ascii (GG!E4) Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 03:46:24 +0200 Organization: www.AdderleyStreet.co.za Message-ID: References: <39otutgr1n7lfbehjdj3ce3ss98cte4gsa@4ax.com> <3befcbf1_2@batman.vip-za.com> <3bf0be92_3@batman.vip-za.com> <6te2vto0d2dugimi18nc3ssrtoa2acedqr@4ax.com> <4mq2vtgucigd2fo3o1rgt51m3qe74p5obd@4ax.com> <3bf3125d.46658188@news.concentric.net> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: user14607.vip-za.com X-Trace: 15 Nov 2001 03:45:02 -0800, user14607.vip-za.com Lines: 34 X-Report: Report abuse to newsabuse@vip-za.com Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-out.nuthinbutnews.com!propagator2-austin!propagator!feed2.newsfeeds.com!newsfeeds.com!news-in-austin.nuthinbutnews.com!newsfeed.nyc.globix.net!infeed.is.co.za!feeder.is.co.za!newsfeed.vip-za.com!batman.vip-za.com!user14607.vip-za.com Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10363 On 15 Nov 2001 01:16:16 GMT, mikechat.remove@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) sucked my dick and said: >On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 18:40:47 -0600, Taliszanna wrote: >>What is acceptable may be different where you are. That is entirely possible. >In fact what is acceptable today may no longer be acceptable tomorrow, That is >the nature of the English and American languages. I don't know how much other >languages drift over time, but the English and American languages are fluid, >words change meaning, gain new meanings, and drop out of common use frequently. >Sup, to dine >'sup, contracted "whats up" contracted from "hey fellows what are you doing" > adopted I belive from Que Pasa (paso) "whats is happening/ has happened" >New words and new definitions for words all become valid provided enough >people use them over a long enough period of time. new words are always being added to a language which is in current use... but rarely are entire grammatical conventions abandoned as TAL is suggesting by her refusal to correctly refer to a country or ship in the feminine... >With the "P.C." social movement gaining support terms like Fatso or Skinny >are not just denigrations but outright vulgarisms. (BTW if you know what >a word means, is it a word? ie "fatso" isn't in my dictionary, so is it a >valid word?) The OED publishes these words... the entire OED is massive... what you have is a small subset... >Anyway back to my point, Correct language use is malable and oft' insufferable ;) but a ship is still a 'she'... -- smash yer modem, reboot, kill yerself You will pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please disregard this message.