Subj : Re: Dictionary.
To   : Curtis Johnson
From : John Wilson
Date : Fri Nov 03 2000 08:40 am

-=> Curtis Johnson wrote to John Wilson <=-

 -=> Quoting John Wilson to Dave Oldridge <=-

 DO> Aren't you simply reifying his metaphor?

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

 CJ>  Mine does.  "to regard [something abstract] as a material
 CJ> thing."

 The fog is lifting....


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

 JW> I don't know what it's for
 JW> My unrefied metaphor..
 JW> I hope that brfore I die
 JW> I will learn to reify...

 CJ>  Uh-oh. . . I first ran across the word in an abnormal psych
 CJ> book to describe one of the thought processes in schizophrenia!

     Aha! Undoubtedly a secret desire for madness. :-)




.... A juggler is a schizophrenic playing catch.
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