TURPAB MEMO Re: TUR Pradox Revealed Through Banjo Mishap To: Pepper
It has been customary to characterize literal as the antonym of figurative as if the two are in dialectical opposition. But this view is not sustainable. Each semiotic niche within a culture will reach agreement about the usual or actual meaning of words in common use. This will not be fixed but will change over time. Hence, for example, the original definiti---ZZZzzzzzzzzzz
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nice shot of the google reader. are you getting my "shared items" feed? if not, tighten that up as well.
my head hurts.
TURPAB MEMO
Re: TUR Pradox Revealed Through Banjo Mishap
To: Pepper
It has been customary to characterize literal as the antonym of figurative as if the two are in dialectical opposition. But this view is not sustainable. Each semiotic niche within a culture will reach agreement about the usual or actual meaning of words in common use. This will not be fixed but will change over time. Hence, for example, the original definiti---ZZZzzzzzzzzzz
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