Subj : Re: Dictionary.
To   : Dave Oldridge
From : John Wilson
Date : Fri Nov 03 2000 08:37 am

-=> DAVE OLDRIDGE wrote to JOHN WILSON <=-

 JW> -=> DAVE OLDRIDGE wrote to FRANK MASINGILL <=-


 JW>  DO> Aren't you simply reifying his metaphor?

 JW>  Damn! My (small) dictionary des not contain the word "reifying"

 JW>  I have probably wanted to reify a metaphor *dozens* of times!

 DO> Example:
 DO> I write, "The sun's golden orb sank slowly into the western sea."

 DO> Then you accuse me of being unscientific and teaching that the
 DO> sun is made out of metal and sinks in the ocean at night.

Have I at last had too many beers? Is it really that late?....

....uh...taking someone literally?

Y'gave me a zample. Whats a *definition* ...I *still* not sure I got it.

Well, hell \
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.... I just took an IQ test.  The results were negative.
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