This is why I tell people to always listen to what I mean, and not what I say.
Bob On Oct 12, 2011, at 9:13 AM, Keith Clarke wrote: > ...ah, nice try Francis but I too have not only a dictionary but also the > higher authority - Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon', which closes with > the song Eclipse... "and everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is > eclipsed by the moon" ...boom, boom...boom, boom... > > So, in the spirit of friendly pedantry, I meant eclipse in its verb form, > pertaining to your reference to celestial bodies...eclipse (verb) '(of a > celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body)' - via > latin from the Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein which means to leave out. > > Then again, one of the more pedantic voices in my head might argue that the > reference to celestial bodies is equally wrong for both occult and eclipse. > There is no doubt that some LC apps may be of stellar quality, but there are > no physical celestial bodies involved - nor indeed is there any usable depth > dimension of space within a 2D display in which any such celestial 'cover > ups', 'passages between' (or indeed shadows) might play out their fleeting > existence. And as for the sources of illumination involved, lest we forget, > "There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark." (a > bit like the LiveCode installer UI!) > > So, I must concur with the love of English - not only for its complexity but > in the ability to be incorrect in so many ways - rather like my approach to > LC programming! ;-) > Best, > Keith.. > > On 12 Oct 2011, at 15:55, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote: > >> Hi from Beautiful Brittany, >> >> Keith wrote : >> >>> ...did you mean 'eclipse', Francis? >> >> Keith, "occult" has three forms : >> >> 1 (noun) >> 2 (adjective) >> 3 ( verb) >> >> As "shadows" was used in the VERB form, I suggested >> replacing it with the VERB form of occult , which means >> what I said it means. >> >> Latin occultus, from past participle of the VERB "occulere" >> which means "to cover up". >> >> Your definition of "occult" - in the NOUN form, is, OF COURSE, >> correct. >> >> The VERB form of "eclipse" means "to reduce in importance >> or repute", which, as a replacement for the VERB "shadows" >> is incorrect, although the NOUN form of "eclipse" is equivalent >> to the VERB form of "occult", but then, nouns and verbs ain't >> quite the same ......... :>) >> >> I love English, because of its complexity ......... >> >> -Francis > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
