On 01/16/2003 09:52:54 AM "etaonsh <rcom@... wrote:

>Chomsky has succeeded in getting the
>message that language influences
>thought into the media. This is
>relevant to alphabets, as is
>'manufactured consnsus.'

Not enough to be in scope for this list, IMO.

>If too much
>time is taken up with peevish
>remarks by males, there will be no
>progress here.

I'm not sure whose remarks you are reckoning as peevish, but I think there
has been little progress recently in relation to the topic for this thread,
and a lot of unwanted off-topic distraction.




- Peter


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