tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post2208540885056237451..comments2024-03-29T01:53:24.231-04:00Comments on Howard-Empowered People: An online community of Dean-inspired activists: The old order changeth, yielding place to newRenee in Ohiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741974339127525003noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-32462279294791165812017-01-20T01:02:26.644-05:002017-01-20T01:02:26.644-05:00I'm all in favor of British pronunciations, th...I'm all in favor of British pronunciations, though the only one I use unconsciously (unselfconsciously?) without thinking about it is placing the stress on the second syllable of controversy. Can't imagine why. It's just something I do. It drives my family crazy BTW.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-72007674787696694552017-01-20T00:54:12.866-05:002017-01-20T00:54:12.866-05:00On the other hand, it is tempting to NOT stamp it ...On the other hand, it is tempting to NOT stamp it out, for the sake of confusing people...<br />No way I can learn and maintain the "Canadian rising" vowels, though. It's an interesting idea, but I would need too much reinforcement (which is not available). Listening to samples of Canadian accents from across the country recently, I noticed that the only person maintaining the complete Mary-marry-merry distinction was a member of the native Anglophone community in Quebec.<br /><br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-70506583005064113302017-01-20T00:45:57.751-05:002017-01-20T00:45:57.751-05:00I am going to be MOST INTERESTED to see who gives ...I am going to be MOST INTERESTED to see who gives way--Trump or the GOP congresscritters. I could see it going either way. What if Trump were to bludgeon them into Medicare for all? Think of the ramifications... <br />If he acts quickly he could do it while they still fear being twitterized; that won't last forever.<br /><br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-21543023723809863532017-01-20T00:33:56.749-05:002017-01-20T00:33:56.749-05:00It sounds right because we are accustomed to it--l...It sounds right because we are accustomed to it--like "bass" for barse (the fish). Lately pronouncing "military" as "MIL-i-TREE" (modern British) rather than "mil-i-TARE-ee" (North American, old British pronunciation) has been sounding more "right" to me. Trying to stamp it out!<br /><br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-25114190730125159242017-01-20T00:32:34.637-05:002017-01-20T00:32:34.637-05:00Yes, I'd call it a good trip. Enjoyed the con ...Yes, I'd call it a good trip. Enjoyed the con even though I spent 16 hours volunteering. But that simply consisted of sitting in the Quiet Room in case something came up. The night after the con was over my friend and I had a a very good dinner at Legal Test Kitchen, topped off by a 1995 vintage Port.W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-35642969225442301192017-01-20T00:11:03.145-05:002017-01-20T00:11:03.145-05:00That's probably true. Venusian *sounds* right....That's probably true. Venusian *sounds* right.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-34731401363522577862017-01-20T00:07:15.435-05:002017-01-20T00:07:15.435-05:00That's a stand out part for me too.
Did you h...That's a stand out part for me too.<br /><br />Did you have a good trip?Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-12372769685246549192017-01-20T00:00:58.310-05:002017-01-20T00:00:58.310-05:00Re the adjective form of "Venus." If we ...Re the adjective form of "Venus." If we went back to the Latin roots, it would be Venereal. But I think the main reason it is officially Venusian is that so few people know enough Latin to make the connection. W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-51737057641844463052017-01-19T23:57:53.030-05:002017-01-19T23:57:53.030-05:00Re Trumps comment about providing health care for ...Re Trumps comment about providing health care for everyone. He was also quoted as saying his plan will be simpler, cheaper, and better than Obamacare. I have seen no less than three articles, including one in the <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> pointing out that single payer is the only plan that meets those criteria. Maybe Trump will actually propose something like single-payer, although he won't call it that. It would be interesting to see exactly how orthodox Republicans respond.<br />Of course, we know from experience that what Trump says one day is no real guide to what he will do the next.W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-38556471565684828692017-01-19T23:49:44.104-05:002017-01-19T23:49:44.104-05:00I'm back and catching up. That Tuesday cartoon...I'm back and catching up. That Tuesday cartoon was hilarious!<br /><br />I read <i>Good Omens</i> some years ago. Really enjoyed it, although I don't usually get humor. My favorite passage was where four members of the Apocalypse motorcycle club walk into a restaurant and see four cyclists they don't know wearing their colors. They naturally engage the other four in conversation and gradually come to realize that these are, in fact, no less than the original Four Motorcyclists of the Apocalypse. At which point the human leader makes the only possible comment: "Gor'bly'me! Whatcher ridin?"W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-17544544570738119222017-01-19T20:47:39.057-05:002017-01-19T20:47:39.057-05:00Seems to be there now...at least viewed from way o...Seems to be there now...at least viewed from way out West.<br /><br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-35158749257460213912017-01-19T20:44:56.916-05:002017-01-19T20:44:56.916-05:00The Fake News Crisis of 1896 [Click]
—Alan<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/the-fake-news-crisis-120-years-ago/513710/" rel="nofollow">The Fake News Crisis of 1896</a> [Click]<br /><br />—AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-9010205943038591812017-01-19T16:34:55.750-05:002017-01-19T16:34:55.750-05:00Went looking for last night's thread and was i...Went looking for last night's thread and was informed that no such thread existed . . .puddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472602120015210301noreply@blogger.com