In terms of language, what is "right"? I can say anything I want. Period. Whether you understand the meaning or not is inconsequential. Dave is right. Long live blutz and can be move the blutz on please?
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Michael Grant <mgr...@modus.bz> wrote: > > Sure they exist. However using a word, such as "truthiness" doesn't make it > right. People also say "flustrated", so since it exists, it's a word, it > doesn't make it right. > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > >> >> > If it were added to a reputable dictionary you would be absolutely >> correct. >> >> And, if it were not, I'd still be correct. This is Linguistics 101 >> stuff. Dictionaries don't create words, they list the words that are >> already in use. Words exists before dictionaries recognize them. >> >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >> http://www.figleaf.com/ >> http://training.figleaf.com/ >> >> Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on >> GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized >> instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:348115 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
