<DIV>ouch, how annoying. I absolutely agree on that ! </DIV>
<DIV>This kind of vocabulary must be clearly defined and taught as an attempt to create a wider range of vocabulary for new things and not as common used words. That`s a good example of how languages should not be taught.<BR><BR><B><I>micc2 <micc2@COX.NET></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Tlazcamati for your words Stephanie,<BR><BR>I just think that we should be careful of creating words that will never<BR>be used by the "common folk" It is easy to create words that will<BR>serve no purpose<BR>except to show how adroit a person is at manipulating a language.<BR><BR>especially when beginners like me are taught these "new words" as<BR>canonical words that imply wide usage, we might end up talking nonsense<BR>to native speakers who might look at us with bemusement.<BR><BR>Many years ago a "nahuatl teacher" told me that to say "tren" (train)<BR>you said: tepuztelollotl. I said this word once to another Nahuatl<BR>speaker, one who did not<BR>put himself out there as a "maestro" and she said I had just said "<BR>it is a metal corncob"......hmmmm......<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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