Re: Flat earth terms
John W. (73531.1501@compuserve.com)
20 Aug 95 16:00:27 EDTGlenn writes... "To conclude, the use of a given term may not necessarily
indicate belief on the part of the writer but be part of the idiomatic
construction of his language. Terms which once meant one thing acquire new
meanings at later times and..."
This at the end of a very useful discussion on the meaning of words! I have
often observed to my children "look at the beautiful horizon-rise" as we watch
the evening sky in the west -- they always say "Oh dad!" But they get the point!
We live within our native tongue -- not above it!
John W. Burgeson (Burgy)