Re: CHAT: cultural interpretation [was Re: THEORY: language and the brain]
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, July 5, 2003, 6:34 |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: CHAT: cultural interpretation [was Re: THEORY: language and the
brain]
> On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 11:18:48AM +0100, michael poxon wrote:
> > Sorry, but this notion of the US being the acme of freedom is complete
tosh.
>
> I didn't say "acme", I said "prototype". First, not necessarily best.
> And the US was, in fact, the first modern nation to have rule by the
> people's representatives rather than by a monarch who either inherited the
> job or was chosen by some other less inclusive means.
Switzerland?
> -Mark
>
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