On Friday, August 16, 2002, at 09:20 AM, Starshadw at aol.com wrote: > In a message dated Fri, 16 Aug 2002 5:12:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, > skzb at dreamcafe.com writes: > >> I am suggesting that English is already so well supplied with imprecise >> formulations that adding more is absurd. Introducing changes that >> make it >> easy and natural to be imprecise is not something I can >> conceive as being a >> positive change. > > > Out of curiosity, Steve, are you desiring English to be a dead > language, where it no longer evolves or adds new constructs and words > at all? This is not a facetious question, but an honest one. Because > that's the impression I'm starting to get, so I thought I'd ask and if > it isn't what you want, you can clarify what it is you DO want and > remove my confusion. > > Stacy He wants everyone to speak Hungarian, of course :-)