[cobalt-users] Way off topic mood lightener

["Clark E. Morgan" <cmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I apolgize in advance for the off-topic(ness) of this post; but
I just couldn't resist in light of some of the mini battles being
done to remind us that it's still all small stuff. And also because,
so many on this list (Carrie, Rodolfo, Dan, etc.) seem to have
a real love of language in addition to their other skills.

Tom Phoenix, who some of the old-timers may know or know of, was in
a debate in the comp.mail.sendmail newsgroup over the correct way to
pluralize e-mail. The question was whether or not it should follow
the same rules as the word mail itself, or does it, as a new word,
qualify for its own set of rules altogether. So one particpant in
this debate, whose name did not appear on the post, jumps in and says

> So is emails a word? Yes, because it has been accepted
> by a majority of users as such <snip> the english the rest
> of the world depends upon is truly democratic in the choice
> of words

To which Mr. Phoenix replies:

> You're right, Once people start usaging a word, it 
> becomes standardified. In fact, I'm feeling a bit
> creatific now-wise, and I'd like to objection at all
> the granitypes who don't grok "I fornet a dozen 
> emails about verbification". Don't you enpensate it?
> Can't you disconstruct the affixatives? Wouldn't you
> rather stragmatize?
>
> I know I would.

Hope you all enjoy this

Clark E. Morgan