Re: Never violate a universal unless it seems like a good idea atthe time
| From: | BP Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, September 6, 2003, 20:01 |
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At 15:54 6.9.2003 -0400, Estel Telcontar wrote:
>Well, in the intended sense, "illegal consonant clusters" are ones that
>aren't allowed by the phonotactics of the language. But the main use
>of "illegal" is things that aren't allowed by some sort of codified,
>official law. If you understand "illegal" in this sense, there are
>consonant clusters that are illegal under the laws of your country, or
>state, or city, or other unit of government. Therefore, you could get
>arrested for using them.
>
>I called it a buried pun, but that's not really a very good phrase. I
>meant something that isn't intended to be a pun, but can be understood
>in a sense different than the one intended, and then produces a funny
>image or situation.
>
>Estel
Well, in that case I dìd get it! :-)
/BP 8^)
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