VLVL2 (1) Missed Communications: Beginnings

[Elainemmbell at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/21/2003 10:37:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
mjoseph at rci.rutgers.edu writes:

> But, my point is that, as a less purely functional, more literary and
> self-conscious term, rat may serve additional purposes, e.g. the ones I
> proposed earlier. On what reasonable basis can we preclude this
> possibility?
> 

Excellent Updike reference!  And I see you are not being peevish and now 
understand your point...another word could have been used that would not have had 
the connotative dimension of "rat", therefore the use of this particular term 
is metaphorically meaningful.  Okay, now I get it! thanks...
Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
(860) 523-9225
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