you wrote: > On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500 > Indulekha <indule...@theunworthy.com> wrote: >> > >> > Are all these distionnaries wrong? >> > >> >> There is nothing wrong with your English or those definitions, >> they're just obscure and have fallen out of popular usage. I've >> frequently observed that people for whom English is a second >> language are more literate that the average American. >> > There IS something wrong with his English, and several have tried to > explain it -- he's using a word contrary to its established common > meaning. If he's more interested in impressing dictionary editors than > in conveying his idea, more power to him. Otherwise, he should accept > the explanation offered by native speakers. > > It's pretty arrogant to suggest that native speakers of another > language are less literate than you, because your own understanding > differs from theirs. > >
Well, my understanding is that of an English-speaking American. So, shall I fetch a stepladder so you can get down from that high horse? :D Having known many people from many countries over the decades, I am quite confident that what I said is true. -- ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ Indulekha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120403160522.GA27441@radhesyama
