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Section 11: Tactical / Training Subject: Savage Bat Masterson Ad Msg# 1037812
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| I'd like to comment more on that but I have to go out and press the rope starter on my lawn mower and get a head start on this year's mowing... | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Well put, Allan. I think Stu enjoys being open-minded to all the changing nuances of words, and that is a positive thing for which to strive, but as much as I admire him for that, I believe that in this case it's a misguided approach, for just the reasons you give. We are specifically trying to communicate in as simple a method as possible to (usually) newer shooters who will, almost always, take the meaning of the word from their customary understanding of words. And as you say, "press" Is most unlikely to communicate what we are trying to communicate, never mind that it is correct in some strict sense of the dictionary, which is really the only leg that Professor and Word Cop Stu has to stand on. |
