----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:50 PM Subject: Re: Definitiions (was Intellectual output from the Arab World)
> 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. > What part of the word dictionary do you not understand? Everyone is trying to help you improve your use of english, but you seem strangely resistant. <G> xponent Definitions Are Not Forever Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
