[Lexicog] Forest fires and wood fires

[Patrick Hanks]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk at qaya.org>
To: <lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Lexicog] Percentage of idioms vs single words


> I am surprised not to see in this template a distinction made between
> accidental, destructive fires and deliberate fires usually for warmth or
> cooking. Quite different words are used for these types of fire in the
> languages I was working with.

Thanks for that, Peter.  I would like to quote you, with your permission
of course. (It's an excellent example of the "translation test" for sense
distinction, don't you think.)  In which languages ...?

- Patrick





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