Jeroen wrote: > 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.
I'm not alking about the prefix "anti-". I am speaking of the word "anti-Semite." Your "interpretation" of the word is flat out wrong. Authoritative sources have been cited regarding this, and you persist in your idiotic pedantry. > >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. Then you'd rather persist in deliberate ignorance? Go to http://www.oed.com/public/inside/ Here, I'll even quote the relevant portion: ******* About the Oxford English Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. ******* Go to a library and do some research if you doubt me. Don't be a stubborn fool - check up on it yourself. > >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. I stand corrected - you're not confused, you're deliberately acting like a stubborn fool. Now, prove me wrong. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
