Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient Near East, bicycling, gardening, or anything else I am reading (or experiencing). All more or less live from Red Wing, MN
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Say that again...
Word meanings cannot be pinned dow, as if they were dead insects. Instead, they flutter around elusively like live butterflies.—Jean Aitchison as cited in How Words Mean, page 65
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