At 04:23 PM 10/12/2003 -0500, BobClair or EkkoJennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>despite 30 years of experience with computers and 50 years experience >speaking English, I find >myself unable to parse the following phrase: > > > Polyhymnion is a stupid pretension to a simple Internet function Why don't you take a look at the page in question: http://polyhymnion.org/superdirectory.html As far as I can tell, it is, at best, a list of links to pages by people who are approved by Roman Turovsky as having an acceptable level of intelligence, culture, philosophical this or that, or qualify to his world view of himself as an elitist super hero of culture. In short, a list of Roman Turovsky's own list of sycophants. There is nothing particularly unusual for a list like that, and there are virtually thousands like it on the Internet. What I find obnoxious, and a discharge of hot air, is the pretension, enunciated by RT several times in this group and elsewhere, that being listed on that page somehow relegates the listee to a special status of excellence. I would posit that whatever excellence any one of those listed has is entirely independent of the fact that they are listed by Roman Turovsky. > a "simple Internet function" remains a mystery, Nothing as complicated as your extensive parsing would show. I have only 19 years of experience with computers, mainly as a user, and only 48 years experience with the English language, my third language. If my statement was not clear, I hope the above commentary would satisfy your curiosity. Matanya Ophee Editions Orphe'e, Inc., 1240 Clubview Blvd. N. Columbus, OH 43235-1226 Phone: 614-846-9517 Fax: 614-846-9794 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.orphee.com
