tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post5949548752541579983..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Sweet DreamsMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-81511263174322003132007-08-24T10:06:00.000-05:002007-08-24T10:06:00.000-05:00Lexical semantics, I trust?Lexical semantics, I trust?Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-6502127599272143682007-08-24T09:28:00.000-05:002007-08-24T09:28:00.000-05:00"W" would specialize in semantics and maybe dabble..."W" would specialize in semantics and maybe dabble a bit in derivational morphology.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-17742331613683052182007-08-24T07:55:00.000-05:002007-08-24T07:55:00.000-05:00What's he qualified to do? Run for public office....What's he qualified to do? Run for public office. He's not competent to BE in public office, certainly, but getting elected and doing the job require two entirely different skill-sets. Don't you love democracy?GAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756535843412579846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-67050575758282337882007-08-24T07:36:00.000-05:002007-08-24T07:36:00.000-05:00Mr. Verb does not sleep, he hangs upside down like...Mr. Verb does not sleep, he hangs upside down like a bat for a few hours a night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-11128326486318830692007-08-24T06:45:00.000-05:002007-08-24T06:45:00.000-05:00Sweet dreams? Bush with a Ph.D. in Linguistics? Th...Sweet dreams? Bush with a Ph.D. in Linguistics? That's an utter nightmare! <BR/><BR/>Besides, what kind of linguistics would he do? He was a history major, but it's hard to imagine him mastering Indo-European or Semitic historical. He's no lab rat, so phonetics and pyscholing are out. Formal systems are pretty definitely not his cup of tea, so forget all those fields. He doesn't rely on empirical evidence, so socio is out. Come to think of it, what IS he actually qualified to do in life?Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.com