Re: Suggestive nonsense (was: K-Rad)
| From: | Eric Christopherson <rakko@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, June 21, 2001, 23:56 |
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On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 07:22:15AM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> I think these words do have meaning, even if we can't see exactly what it is.
> English, at least, has a long tradition of semi-meaningful nonsense:
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> 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
[snip]
> It was Adjective, and the Adjective Noun-SING
I think you meant to say that <toves> is a Noun-PL. Also, I'd always thouht
of <brillig> as an adjective, but I've read that Carroll later said it was a
noun meaning some part of the day (teatime, was it?)
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Eric Christopherson | Rakko
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