Re: Láadan

Nik Taylor scripsit:

> Case in point: Sheet versus blanket.  A blanket covers you, a sheet
> either covers you or covers your mattress.  To me, "blanket" and "top
> sheet" should be one word, and "bottom sheet" another.
You have a hold of the right stick but at the wrong end: a sheet is a
device which protects the mattress or blanket, making it unnecessary to
change it so often.  One might group sheets and underwear into a single
lexical category.

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