Re: story conlang
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 25, 2003, 10:46 |
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Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:
> Try dividing the phrase differently: a "grey
> beard" is an "old man", thus, an "effeminate old
> man".
Nope, I checked. The reference is to the beard, not the man.
Chesterton apparently does think that a beard can make a man
look effeminate, if it's the right kind of beard. Bizarre.
> > About as reasonable as saying
> > "She had rather masculine breasts."
>
> Seen a few of those, too.
Yeah, but you are a medico-type; you see all kindsa weirdness.
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