Re: Letf / Right, was Re: Count and mass nouns

Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:
> --- Philippe Caquant <herodote92@...>
> wrote:
>
> > John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
> > > "Red" is the light radiated by a blackbody at
> > > an absolute temperature
>
> > Common explanation would rather be: something
> > with the colour of fire, or (human) blood (see
> > Wierzbicka).
>
> None of which will be helpful to ETs that have no
> colour vision.
>
> As for fire and blood ... they's arguable!
Well, my comment about blackbody radiation is just a cleaned-up version
of "Red is the color of fire", made more precise and quantifiable.
That is to say, fire is red because the carbon particles in it are
at the correct temperature.

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Do NOT stray from the path!             John Cowan <jcowan@...>
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