On Nov 28, 2007 7:42 PM, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 28, 2007 7:38 PM, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Agreed, and nkep may have meaning in the context of a private > > contract, but my point is that it doesn't make it any less > > nonsensical. Your narrowing in on one minor point of the much broader > > definition of the word. > > Then how would you define "nonsensical" if not by the dictionary definition? > > -root > Here's Dictionary.com's definition:
1. words or language having little or no sense or meaning. 2. conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd: to have tolerated enough nonsense. 3. impudent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable behavior: He doesn't have to take that nonsense from you. 4. something absurd or fatuous: the utter nonsense of such a suggestion. And the American Heritage Dictionary: 1. Words or signs having no intelligible meaning: a message that was nonsense until decoded. 2. Subject matter, behavior, or language that is foolish or absurd. 3. Extravagant foolishness or frivolity: a clown's exuberant nonsense. 4. Matter of little or no importance or usefulness: a chatty letter full of gossip and nonsense. 5. Insolent talk or behavior; impudence: wouldn't take any nonsense from the children. I guess it all depends on how you interpret it. When I called nkep nonsensical in my judgment, I meant it was a silly, intelligible word. However, it is a word that could very well describe an action. BobTHJ 5. anything of trifling importance or of little or no use.
