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Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 15:04:24 -0700, Marc Wilson wrote:
>> On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 01:14:29PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for that little rant; it made my day. I recently
>>> switched from mozilla to firefox and the new file dialog is
>>> driving me up the wall...
>> Ah, if it were only a rant. The problem is that the Gnomies
>> actually feel they're in the right.
>
> Now I am curious, since English is not my first language: Does
> "rant" have the connotation that what is being said is
> exaggerated or untrue? I certainly did not want to imply that. I
> thought it just meant "angry, vitriolic statement".
You're right.
- From the gcide:
To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language,
without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and
bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher.
- From Wordnet:
rant
n 1: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong
emotion
[syn: {harangue}, {ranting}]
2: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {bombast},
{fustian}, {claptrap}, {blah}]
v : talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn:
{mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on}, {rave}]
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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