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Section 11: Tactical / Training Subject: Savage Bat Masterson Ad Msg# 1037778
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Your reference back to Middle English shows that, if anything, you are out of touch with modern communication.   Kidding, I understand it was a reply to Allan specifically because he was attempting to you give you, Word Cop Stu, an etymology lesson, which we just don't do around here...
But kidding aside, I can't condone this: If a student is too dumb to figure that out maybe he should take up something simpler than shooting, like maybe whack-a-mole? This forum has always catered especially to those who are new to shooting, and we have always shown respect to new shooters. Just because someone is not a wordsmith doesn't mean they cannot be a safe and successful shooter. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Disagree all you want, I'm sticking with my thoughts on the semantic aspects and basic definitions. There are situational connotations to every word, of course - just look at the word "gay"! You can't push and pull something at the same time with the same finger. We can agree on that, I think. Press and push are close relatives... Here we part company. The origin of "push": Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsare ‘to push, beat, pulse’ (see pulse1). The early sense was ‘exert force on’, giving rise later to ‘make a strenuous effort, endeavor’. That of "press": Middle English: from Old French presse (noun), presser (verb), from Latin pressare ‘keep pressing’, frequentative of premere . ...while pull and retrieve belong to the same family. Some words just don't feel right and in this instance "press" feels backwards... If it doesn't feel right, don't use it but that doesn't make it wrong. I really don't see the problem; a trigger will only respond to pressure in one direction. If a student is too dumb to figure that out maybe he should take up something simpler than shooting, like maybe whack-a-mole? Stu |
