Re: Positioning Priyadarsi

> Kishroe patnaik
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 2:05 PM, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com <cybalist%40yahoogroups.com>,

"kishore

> > patnaik"
> > <kishorepatnaik09@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > >
> > > A kavya called Krishna caritam was ascribed to Samudra gupta
> > > but it is found as a forgery.
> >
> > etc etc.
> >
> > How is this relevant to linguistics?
> >
> > Torsten
> >

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "kishore patnaik"
<kishorepatnaik09@...> wrote:

>
> It is linguistic experitise which came into play here.

What does that sentence mean?

> In fact, I have not understood much of the logic there,

Where? In linguistics?
If so, don't you find that a handicap when arguing against what
linguists say?

> so when I am free I would post the entire logic here

Which logic are you now talking about?

> not only for discussion but also, for my benefit.

You post things which are not for discussion, but for your own
benefit? What does that mean?

> I am associated with Cybalist for several years now, so usually I
> keep posting if I have something to share with friends

If I remember correctly you threatened to immolate some of the members
of cybalist. Why do you call us your friends now?

> - not necessarily of linguistic nature.

OK, so it has nothing to do with linguistics.

> Sometimes, I mark it off topic too.

Why do you do that if none it has anything to do with linguistics?
That's inconsistent.

> Hope you must have noticed.

You have telescoped the two logically incompatible sentences 'Hope you
have noticed' and 'You must have noticed' into one sentence. Is there
some sort of meaning to it or are you just trying to maintain
deniability if someone should understand the sentence in either of the
two senses?


Torsten