Klarinet Archive - Posting 000553.txt from 2002/11

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Warning! Inappropriate language to describe sound
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:56:21 -0500

Deidre, "Monkey see, monkey do child!" I will say no more.
Christy Erickson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deidre Calarco [mailto:dleigh@-----.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 5:17 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Warning! Inappropriate language to describe sound
>
> Wow! You're right. I never would have thought that the use of color
> metaphors for sound could be so controversial.
>
> If someone says something and other people understand it, doesn't that
> make
> it a successful use of language? Is there really a precise, resonant
way
> to
> describe sound quality? Even if there is, why would there be anything
> wrong
> with using less precise language, as long as most people agree on a
range
> of
> meaning? We're not all linguists.
>
> To add a little levity (and profanity), when I think about using
> "Inappropriate language" to describe sound, I think:
>

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