Comments on: Howard, A Whorfian? http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/23/howard-a-whorfian/ a linguist without a language Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cooper http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/23/howard-a-whorfian/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Cooper Thu, 24 May 2007 13:24:25 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/23/howard-a-whorfian/#comment-262 On Insiders 2 weeks ago Misha Schubert made EXACTLY the same joke...I assumed you got it from there. Weird. On Insiders 2 weeks ago Misha Schubert made EXACTLY the same joke…I assumed you got it from there.

Weird.

]]> By: Jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/23/howard-a-whorfian/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Jangari Thu, 24 May 2007 06:27:58 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/23/howard-a-whorfian/#comment-261 Insiders? Actually, that was a Sydney Uni In-joke. Bill Foley used to respond, when asked about what we should call such and such a part of speech in such and such a language: "I don't care, you can call it "Fred" if you like. It isn't going to change what it does." What was the insiders reference? Insiders?

Actually, that was a Sydney Uni In-joke. Bill Foley used to respond, when asked about what we should call such and such a part of speech in such and such a language: “I don’t care, you can call it “Fred” if you like. It isn’t going to change what it does.”

What was the insiders reference?

]]> By: Cooper http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/23/howard-a-whorfian/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Cooper Thu, 24 May 2007 06:18:36 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/23/howard-a-whorfian/#comment-260 “Fred” comes to mind!" Haha. That was a good episode of Insiders that one.. “Fred” comes to mind!”

Haha. That was a good episode of Insiders that one..

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