It isn't so much sloppiness, against which I am hardly in a position to rail, as willfull ignorance that's behind the Long Rangers approach.
That's the really annoying thing about it - everyone, but everyone, who's been exposed to a live sample of the Historicus Linguisticus strain of clue knows all this perfectly well.
Posted by des von bladet at September 30, 2004 11:47 AMI made a PDF of his entire post yesterday with the intention--as you say--of memorizing the entire argument. Great stuff. Everytime someone tells me an English slang word comes from Wolof because the two words sound alike, I'll be ready.
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Just wanted to share the thrill
Keep on hatting
Posted by Baloney at September 30, 2004 12:53 PMGreat! That's the kind of "irrelevant" comment I wouldn't want to miss. Enjoy it!
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That's the kind of "irrelevant" comment I prefer to miss!
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