Originally Posted By: Faldage


The implicit conclusion here is that without language we are all alone, but the unwarranted assumption is that language is the only vehicle for communication.

Then there are some linguists who feel that one of the more important functions of language is to lie.


Yeeeah buddy; and some linguists play fun and games with blow-up dolls.

What, you believe what a man says when he has already said that a prime function of language is to lie?

And yes, I saw the news article with that silly construction somewhere on the net, but found it beyond amusement.