Klarinet Archive - Posting 001123.txt from 2003/04

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Pronunciation/Spelling
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:47:39 -0400

On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 08:18:37 -0700 (PDT), leupold_1@-----.com said:

> <roger.shilcock@-----.uk> wrote:
>
> > Neil Leupold wrote:
> >
> > > What has any of this to do with the clarinet? Looks more like
> > > material for a listserv on linguistics.
> >
> > Isn't it just fun, though?
>
> Nope, and the bit about something merely needing to be "interesting"
> to be appropriate for the list is B.S. "Interesting" is relative to
> the extreme. I, for one, don't give a sh*t about linguistics and
> subscribe to this list to talk about the clarinet.

You don't surprise me in the least.

It's a standard, ignorant (or sometimes, clever) move to choose to
interpret one particular thing (here, a post about how something written
relates to how it sounds) as an instance of something general (in your
case, 'linguistics'); and then to use your choice in order to dismiss
the whole of the general thing, meanwhile seeking to enlist the support
of others who don't happen to be acquainted with the general thing you
chose.

Tony
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