re: Words and Meanings

2006-07-24 Thread firestorm
hmmm. i know what u said...not what u mean. i have a sebnse of what u reported, not what u mean. i have beenb engaged in a 4 year ongoing discussion with a number of people who will not understand that the suffix "_ity" has a value, means something sepcific, concretly affectsthe noun or adjest

Re: Words and Meanings

2006-07-24 Thread Michael Alcorn
Hi Tim, Words have no meaning unless we understand them. In my case, words in a language that I don't understand have no meaning for me, but people as a generic term have meaning. Best wishes Mike   - Original Message - From: Tim Nolan To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Monday,

Re: Words and Meanings

2006-07-24 Thread smaneck
> > >"words have no meaning, people have meanings." > > I would appreciate it very much if someone could explain what > this means. Dear Tim, I can tell you what I meant by that. ;-} Words in and of themselves have no instinsic meaningm they are just sounds. But those that use them in

Re: Words and Meanings

2006-07-23 Thread M Chase
Depends upon the meaning of "meaning." Living creatures can be more significant or meaningful than inanimate words. The statement below, without any context, is so vague it is meaningless. Marleen Tim Nolan wrote: Dear Friends. >"words have no meaning, people have meanings." I would ap