Re: USAGE: Language revival

Heavens, I never denied the *ability* to compute.  Just the
*preference* for computation over storage.

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Patrick Dunn wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, John Cowan wrote:
>
> > Patrick Dunn wrote:
> >
> > > After all, the rule for which dental to add is somewhat complicated
> > > to the average joe: I suspect that most people wouldn't be able to tell
> > > you why they add /t/ sometimes and /d/ other times, yet they do, and
> > > flawlessly.  They've memorized the form, not the formula.
> >
> > But if you ask someone to finish this sentence:
> >
> >         Today the man will /stark/, because yesterday he also ___.
> >
> > they will automatically answer /starkt/.  Conscious knowledge of the
rule,
> > and the ability to apply it, are two different thigs.
>
> Hmm, a good point that.