Re: A ravening of ravens

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Yahya Abdal-Aziz <yahya@...> wrote:

>>caeruleancentaur came back with:
>> Some folks are missing the point because of an error in the
>>original message.  The contrast is not between "to rent" and "to
>>cleave," but between "to REND" and "to cleave."  "Rent" is the
>>past tense of "rend."
>>
>> to rend one's garments.
>> He rent his garments in sorrow.
>>
>> Thus "cleave, split in two" is a synonym of "rend, tear."
>> And "cleave, adhere" is an antonmym of "rend, tear."
>No, Charlie, both the landlord and the tenant do
>rent the property.  The "rent" of your example
>is another word, albeit a homophone of the "rent"
>I intended.
Gotcha!  Guess I'm the one who missed the point!

Charlie