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#59064 02/28/02 01:36 AM
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Dear hev: with all respect, may I politely disagree with you. I would never say: "I will afflict punishment on you." I may be afflicted with a petty preference in this regard. 84 y.o. curmudgeon ending rant.


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#59066 02/28/02 02:06 AM
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Max says:
"I am afflicted with punishment"
Nah, TEd hasn't been around in awhile

"I will inflict punishment upon you"
Well, I'd never say that about your puns, Max, but if you insist...




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Dear MaxQ: what I was taking acception to was this:

." the simple answer based on the dictionary definitions is: no, there is little or no difference:"

Dear MaxQ: would you be so cruel as to "afflict" punishment on me? You might wish evil chance would do so. I think there is difference enough to be worth commenting upon.


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#59069 02/28/02 02:48 AM
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Dear MaxQ: F-word the dictionaries. They are cramped for space, and do not pretend to be arbiters of fine shades of meaning. The difference seems to be that humans can inflict, but only malign abstractions can afflict.


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Greetings Soojin - welcome!

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Hooley dooley - look what I've been missing out on... Thanks MaxQ for speaking up on my behalf. Couldn't have reiterated better myself.

Dr Bill:F-word the dictionaries.

hev:

Dr Bill:They are cramped for space, and do not pretend to be arbiters of fine shades of meaning.

Agreed. I was merely stating what the dictionary/ies say, not implicitly agreeing with them.

Dr Bill:The difference seems to be that humans can inflict, but only malign abstractions can afflict.

You raise an interesting point Dr Bill, my esteemed 84yo ranting curmudgeon ... I knew I would differentiate my use of inflict/afflict but wasn't sure why. Must go away to have another think... Thanks!!

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#59073 02/28/02 05:08 AM
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Thanks a lot.
I am a Korean man.
I appreciate your kindness.


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