Google| Subject | Re: Calumet files Chapter 7 |
| From | Tony Cooper |
| Date | 2014-04-04 17:09 (2014-04-04 11:09) |
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On 4 Apr 2014 05:39:17 GMT, Sandman <mr@sandman.net>wrote:
SandmanYou used the word in a way that is not idiomatic in English. The usage would not have been written by anyone who understands how the word is used.
In article <2ntrj9t0jka72jnt8fqvgtu0n84tl4umje@4ax.com>, Eric Stevens wrote:SandmanEric StevensSandmanPeterNSavageduckSandman
Perhaps a virtual inundation of substantiations was meant to imply a metaphoric onslaught. ...maybe a flood, or even a plethora of substantiations might end up described so?
Or maybe just a large quantity of substantiations that Tony has had a hard time coping with? I.e. what actually has happened everytime I've used the word.
Only the times when you use an inappropriate word.
You are free to point to any such time, Peter. Be my guest. I am happy to be corrected when I make mistakes. Be sure to point to the post of my inappropiate usage and substantiation for how and why it was inappropriate.
Isn't that what the present argument is about?
No, not that I'm aware of. Tony incorrectly thought I had used the word "onslaught" inappropriately, but failed to show how, and I have since substantiated that I was using it correctly - which is when he quietly left the thread to lick his wounds.
There is a difference that you don't seem to grasp between "inappropriate" and "incorrect". This is part of the reason you come out with these clangers in usage.
An inappropriate usage can be a usage where the word just doesn't fit. It's wrong for the application. An incorrect usage is when the word is not just wrong for the application, but wrong enough to make the usage not understandable or misleading.
It's a subtle difference, but one that people who seek to improve their language skills take heed of.
I left the thread because I recognized that you have no interest in improving your English in this area. You would rather insist that your usage was appropriate than learn.
I am not wounded by your intractability. I'm not even mildly distressed. If it's OK with you to continue to look foolish by insisting that the inappropriate is appropriate, that's your choice.
-- Tony Cooper - Orlando FL
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