At 12:15 04-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote: >Jeroen wrote: >************* >You have not been paying attention then. I define "anti-Semite"as "a >person who hates Semites". It should therefore be quite obvious that, >to me, the word "anti" in "anti-Semite" means "enemy of" or "someone >who is against". >************* > >I think it is you who have not been paying attention - the proper >definition of "anti-Semite" has been posted multiple times, with >numerous clarifications. Your use of the term is, in regards to the >specific meaning of the term "anti-Semite", incorrect.
Adam, reread the message you replied to. I was replying to Matt Grimaldi, who shared with us what he believed to be my interpretation of the word "anti" in "anti-Semite". I showed him that my interpretation of the word "anti" differs from what he believed to be my interpretation. >Do you acknowledge that the Oxford English Dictionary is an >authoritative source on proper meaning and usage of words in the English >language? I do not own a copy of the OED, so I cannot make judgments about it being authoritative. >Your apparent confusion regarding the *meaning* of the >term "anti-Semite" is all I'm trying to straighten >out. I am not at all confused. Rather, it is quite clear to me that many people attribute a certain meaning to the word "anti-Semite" that differs from what I believe to be its meaning. Jeroen "Likud Delenda Est" van Baardwijk __________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
