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Re: Blue grass and skies

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Thursday, August 10, 2000, 1:11
John Cowan wrote:
> The simplest have only "white" (covering all light colors) and > "black" (covering all dark colors). > > The next group have "white" (cool light colors), "black" (dark > colors), and "red" (hot colors). > > The next group have "white", "black", "red", and "blue/green".
Not quite. It's: I: White, black (or, rather, light and dark) II: White, black, red III: White, black, red, and yellow OR green IV: White, black, red, yellow, green V: White, black, red, yellow, green, blue VI: White, black, red, yellow, green, blue, brown VII: White, black, red, yellow, green, blue, brown, and one or more of the following: pink, grey, purple, orange
> but their centers are fairly universal.
Indeed, interlingual variation is no greater than between individuals speaking the same language. -- "Their bodies did not age, but they became afeared of everything and anything. For partaking in any action at all could threaten their precious and ageless bodies! ... Their victory over death was a hollow one." ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor