On Sun, 30 May 1999, John Cowan wrote:
> dunn patrick w scripsit:
>
> > Culture and language are incontrvertably linked. British English differs
> > from American English strictly *because* our cultures differ.
>
> I don't understand how this can be true except in the trivial sense
> that *every* language feature is a cultural feature. How is the
> difference between
>
> Jane proposes that she play Ophelia
>
> and
>
> Jane proposes that she should play Ophelia
>
> a cultural difference in any but the trivial sense?
>
Cultural difference is *all* trivial. Didn't you iknow that? :)