a joke about two pere ubuists

[Abdiel OAbdiel]

--- MalignD at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 3/8/03 7:42:21 AM,
> abdieloabdiel at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
> > It's impossible. That's a fact.  Why prescription?
> Who
> > will benifit? Why? The notion that prescription is
> > tied to precision and complexity of thought is
> utter
> > nonsense. As I said previously, there is a
> linguist in
> > the world that believes such nonsense.
> > 
> And that linguist's name is?
> 
> Should I assume you meant to say "not a linguist"?  
> Or are you making a 
> subtle point about negatives?   Do you wish me to
> understand you?   

It's obvious that you understood me. But how? I'd
taken a position opposed to yours. I'd stated that no
linguist in the world supports your claim. I repeated
that assertion, but omitted the word "not" and used
"that." You understood me. Because language doesn't
work the way you think it does. It's far more complex.






> 
> Do you intend to spell benefit "benifit"?   Should I
> assume a mistake on your 
> part or are you making a point about the rules of
> spelling?   Do you wish me 
> to get your point?   Would you prefer I didn't?

What word are you reading instead of "benefit"? 
No word is even remotely close benefit/benifit. So how
could you misread it? There are lots of words with
alternative spellings. 

Your objection is nothing more than a ploy. You're
implying that from the context of my general remarks
one can assume that I was intending to make some point
about English phonetics. That's a dodge. 


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