Re: THEORY Ideal system of writing
| From: | Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, August 11, 2004, 6:02 |
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On Tuesday, August 10, 2004, at 01:59 , Andreas Johansson wrote:
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> 5) Newspeak! Restrict the number of morphemes to 200 - the underlings
> need no
> way to express the idea of "rights" anyway!
Our tabloid newspapers already do this! But they don't mind the underlings
demanding their "rights", 'cause the tabloids tell them their rights. But
they don't see the need for underlings to express "responsibilities", that
might start them off on the dangerous process of thinking.
Ray
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