Peter T. Daniels wrote:

> i
> >
> > Nor have you. But since I originally raised the issue, I will say this::
>
> Was I talking to you?

Your message came to me by email, on a thread I have been actively
participating.

If you have a message aimed at only an individual, please email it to
them directly. Otherwise, all messages on the list are public, you know
that!

Truth is, I wrote last night, but on reflection decided not to mail, a
message noting that there have been many times you have left ambiguous
antecedents, only to jump on someone in a nasty way when asking for
clarification, or in this case for even deeming to get in the way of
your target of the hour.

Consider it noted publicly that you have a problem with antecedents, and
that before sending messages, you might like to check the use of all of
your pronouns from the point of view of a reader (also known as
"editing") or else expect that sometimes you will be asked for
clarifications.

I consider the latter choice fair in an informal forum such as this.

I also do *not* consider fair that you will, deliberately or not, write
vaguely, as a means to draw people in for an insult. I am certain no one
else does either.

We all admire the rhetorical skill you display, I am sure, when you do
that. Please give it a rest until there are new readers to show off to.

>
> And what did ME zip right to? Voice recognition software!!!! Sheesh.

Hey, if you insist that the KB is no good, then all solutions for text
input are on the table IMHO. If someone said they could use fMRI using a
cheap device that was optimized for Vai, or perhaps a sensor that
measures eye and head motion, to develop text input, well, that is all
fair game. After all, I mentioned Morse code input as requiring only one
key - and you didn't jump on me for suggesting that was a viable
alternative for any language!

>
> Obviously it's political!!! What else could it be, when it's a question
> of imposing imperialist cultures on indigenous peoples??

Well, if you would re-read the messages in these threads with open eyes,
you would see other opinions that are well thought out, even if you
disagree with them.

But the reason I asked you to clarify that is because if your true
motive here is political, fine, OK, great, but at least it is now
upfront and stated, and we know whether or not you are on topic for the
list in general, or if we should send the thread to a list that deals
more with the political ramification of technology and "cultural
imperialism" (of which there are a great many respected ones, I am sure)

Thanks for letting us know where you stand.

> > Definitely not going to happen. Languages evolve over time to reflect
> > their environment, and lately environments that have been heretofore
> > isolated are becoming less so. The Bible notwithstanding,I don't think
> > any of us are prepared to argue that all languages are static and
> > originated exactly as they are.
>
> Hunh?

It is plain English. Read it until you get it. I know you are capable.

>

Best,

Barry