------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Minton, Mark" <mmin...@nmhu.edu> >By definition caves cannot be above ground. My dictionary says a cave is "A >hollow >in the earth..."
By whose definition? Where did you get that dictionary? Both show an extreme lack of practical consideration of the subject. It's the work of some minimum wage, geologically ignorant lexicography clerk in a dingy basement office somewhere otherwise unidentifiable. Anybody who would use the terms "traverse across" or "rappel down" or "Joe, Bob, and myself went caving," has forfeited all credibility in matters grammatical--and lexicographical as well, if I may. Sorry, Minton--I'm so ashamed.... I couldn't help myself. All over the floor there; what a mess. --Ediger --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
