tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 25 20:24:50 1998
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Re: Nature phenomenon
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Nature phenomenon
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 20:23:55 -0800
At 14:27 98-01-25 -0800, charghwI' wrote:
}Well, OEED tends to mark that which is idiomatic to America and
}England and "storm (v}" has no such marking. Apparently, it is
}used on both sides of the ocean. Whether Canadians use it or not
}is perhaps another matter. Dictionaries don't tend to list
}definitions like: storm (v) 4. /intr./ (of wind, rain, etc.)
}rage; be violent. [EXCEPT IN CANADA, WHERE THEY ONLY USE "STORM"
}AS A NOUN WHEN REFERENCING WEATHER ACTIVITY.]
charghwI', this difference is why I said "in my dictionary and in my
idiolect" each time I tried to explain. In fact today my husband said "It
is storming outside." My response to your posting was because I believed
that you did not understand me, not because I wished to persuade you away
from your opinion. I still believe that {jev} refers to military actions.
I think you understand why I believe this, and I am sure you do not share my
belief. It is quite possible I am, as you aver, wrong. I'm not sure why
you are challenging my belief with such ferocity.
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian