> Question to Mike: do you really mean "intelligible," or did > you mean "intelligent?"
I meant intelligible, in a somewhat metaphoric sense. For example, someone might be said to be unintelligibly muttering. Or a schizophrenic might be unintelligibly ranting. I was referring more to the latter sense of the word. > like "meme," but "intelligible?" In my experience, people > don't go around trying to make themselves sound more > "intelligible," except for the fine folks I've worked with in > radio and video who do voice-overs, where being > "intelligible" is stock in trade. In my experience, people who are trying to sound more intelligent frequently succeed only in being more unintelligible. BTW, according to Encarta, intelligible inÂtelÂliÂgiÂble [in tÃllijÉbâl] adj 1. understandable: capable of being understood his ideas were barely intelligible <---this is sorta kinda the thing I was getting at. 2. philosophy understandable by the mind alone: perceptible only by the mind, not the senses [14th century. Via Old French from Latin intelligibilis , from intellegere âto perceiveâ (see intelligent).] -inÂtelÂliÂgiÂbilÂiÂty [in tÃllijÉ bÃllÉtee], n -inÂtelÂliÂgiÂbleÂness [in tÃllijÉbâlnÉss], n -inÂtelÂliÂgiÂbly, adv Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2003.  1993-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. So, given all the above, I'd say your objections are perfectly intelligible, but somewhat incoherent. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
