Re: _sloth_ (animal) in various natlangs/conlangs
| From: | Jonathan Chang <zhang2323@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, June 11, 2000, 21:43 |
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In a message dated 2000/06/11 01:06:44 PM, theophilus88@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
>What about the -er- other activity necessary for the preservation of
>the species? Are they as torpid as pandas in that respect?
>I would have thought algae depended on dampness rather than lack of motion.
>The problem with 'sloth' lies in the moral implications of 'sloth', not in
>its root meaning. Calling it a 'slow (creature)' would be accurate and
>non-derogatory.
Bravo, theophilus88