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Re: Irregularity in human languages (was Re: irregular conlangs)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Monday, October 4, 1999, 13:59
Sally Caves scripsit:

> > "[J]ust when it looked like the forces of scientific rationality were > > about to take over, we've all been shat on by a stinking torrent > > of tabloid mysticism." > > --Charlie Higson > > Do you have a book of famous quotations, John, or do you just draw these > bon mots out of your head?
Why no. I asked Alta Vista (www.altavista.com) for English-language documents containing "shat and not SHAT" (apparently it's an acronym for several things, *gulp*) and picked a good one. It's called "Internet-enhanced cowaniscience". Alta Vista is also extremely useful for fetching the full texts of poems or song lyrics of which you just remember a phrase or two.
> What does ["twig"] mean again? bad memory, as I said...
"Comprehend". "Do you twig?" "I twig". -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin