tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post3741137271543070001..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Tissue of truthZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-83355463427584728442008-10-02T20:11:00.000-07:002008-10-02T20:11:00.000-07:00Keith Olbermann just said "staunch". That's good ...Keith Olbermann just said "staunch". That's good enough for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-3837500215649968882008-09-23T17:14:00.000-07:002008-09-23T17:14:00.000-07:00Oh, so was mine. I suppose I should have made tha...Oh, so was mine. I suppose I should have made that clear.. "Llewelly, do you think..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-52909181331958996902008-09-23T14:18:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:18:00.000-07:00My comment, Unapologetic, was in response to a rem...My comment, Unapologetic, was in response to a remark by Llewelly. I naturally assumed he had research to back up his claim about the best educated 1% of the American population. Besides, it would have been impolite to suggest that he just made up his date. (That would imply that he is either a Republican or an alternative medicine aficionado, possibly both.)Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-50093241231669077542008-09-23T06:50:00.000-07:002008-09-23T06:50:00.000-07:00Best 1%? You think 3 million people know the dist...Best 1%? You think 3 million people know the distinction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-45451503975990727042008-09-23T06:32:00.000-07:002008-09-23T06:32:00.000-07:00Zeno, I am now insanely jealous of you. You appar...Zeno, I am now insanely jealous of you. You apparently use so few tissues that you have a box lying about from the previous century! I buy them in bulk from Costco and consume a couple of large boxes each week.. and that's along with the dubious relief that allergy medicines bring.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, you're far better adapted to this planet than I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-26455392007840750662008-09-22T23:09:00.000-07:002008-09-22T23:09:00.000-07:00Why would I ask my students about the distinction?...Why would I ask my students about the distinction? Outside of class I strive to limit my communications to the best educated 1% of Americans (and others), present company clearly not excepted.<BR/><BR/>Really!Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-37940568442720440272008-09-22T22:52:00.000-07:002008-09-22T22:52:00.000-07:00Do you mean one of those distnctions which are use...Do you mean one of those distnctions which <I>are</I> useful <I>only when</I>...?<BR/><BR/>"I hit him in the eye yesterday." <BR/>Insert the word "only" in each possible position. Explain the distinctions.Porlock Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791629233605877049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-37605611283070448702008-09-22T21:56:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:56:00.000-07:00No, no, Ray. It just means that you Brits have an ...<I><BR/>No, no, Ray. It just means that you Brits have an unfortunate ambiguity and we Americans have a useful distinction.<BR/></I><BR/>Useful? Try asking your students if they even know anything about said distinction. I bet most Americans have no clue about 'stanch' vs 'staunch'. It's one of those distinctions which is only useful when one is communicating only with the best educated 1% of Americans.llewellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001213921499191213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-24986931014560551612008-09-22T15:51:00.000-07:002008-09-22T15:51:00.000-07:00Since Barry's already been here, I'll say, so what...Since Barry's already been here, I'll say, so what if "staunch" has two meanings? It's not like you're going to confuse them.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-17195732343123408622008-09-22T14:33:00.000-07:002008-09-22T14:33:00.000-07:00An all-hat-and-no-cattle trick, to give some honou...An all-hat-and-no-cattle trick, to give some honour to Molly Ivins.<BR/><BR/>By the by, the primary pronunciation of "stanch" is the same as that of "staunch" (that is, it doesn't properly sound like "blanch"). The other pronunciation is, of course, accepted on this side of the Atlaaaaantic, but it's a back-formation from the spelling.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-71229377935151818932008-09-22T07:26:00.000-07:002008-09-22T07:26:00.000-07:00happy 200ki commentshappy 200ki commentsJuhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466683261343797955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-25461562486672620382008-09-22T06:10:00.000-07:002008-09-22T06:10:00.000-07:00I seem to recall reading that the republicans are ...I seem to recall reading that the republicans are already hard at work excluding the poor and black from the electoral roll in borderline counties. I think you're stuck with another nut in the White House (please prove me wrong).<BR/><BR/>Interesting. "Stanch" is in my dictionary, but not in the eggcorn database: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-9845615904272457472008-09-22T05:27:00.000-07:002008-09-22T05:27:00.000-07:00I wish you weren't correct, Ray, but you certainly...I wish you weren't correct, Ray, but you certainly have a point. However, it's questionable that George Bush was ever actually <I>elected</I>. Still, at the very least, he managed to seize office in 2000.<BR/><BR/>A slight correction: If we somehow allow McCain to stumble into office, it would be an <I>empty</I>-hat trick. (And our hats would be about as empty as his evidently is.)<BR/><BR/>Finally, it's clear you are being assimilated. Resistance is useless!Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-3567249500591114722008-09-22T03:55:00.000-07:002008-09-22T03:55:00.000-07:00I can't disagree that Americans have a distinction...I can't disagree that Americans have a distinction, although I take issue with it's being labelled (note the double ell there) useful. I think <I>unfortunate</I> might be a better term, since y'all (I learn quickly) seem to have a knack for electing total morons as your leaders. What's even sadder is that there is a distinct possibility that you are about to achieve a hat-trick.<BR/><BR/>(And I have obviously lived among you for too long, or I would have written "misspelt" in my original post :-))Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-38617167095162991172008-09-21T21:07:00.000-07:002008-09-21T21:07:00.000-07:00Y'all need a useful distinction for y'all's second...Y'all need a useful distinction for y'all's second person pronouns, too.Cody Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401973890767631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-19046538443149132542008-09-21T20:31:00.000-07:002008-09-21T20:31:00.000-07:00No, no, Ray. It just means that you Brits have an ...No, no, Ray. It just means that you Brits have an unfortunate ambiguity and we Americans have a useful distinction.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and <I>misspelling</I> doesn't have a hyphen in it.<BR/><BR/>;-)Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-86279324573013918082008-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:002008-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:00thinking about why so many people insist on mistak...<I>thinking about why so many people insist on mistakenly saying “staunch” (hearty or solid) in place of “stanch” (quell or block)</I><BR/><BR/>We Brits use "staunch" in two different senses, and never use "stanch", which is listed in our dictionaries as <I>chiefly US variant spelling of staunch</I>. They are far too lenient - I'd call it mis-spelling, myself :-)Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.com