[Leica] Friday flowers, George

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

Thanks Phil - very helpful.
I too appreciated Vince calling my attention to a fine point;
and I agree with your "makes ?more enjoyable" comment.

Points out things I missed while getting here ;~)

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On May 1, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Phil Swango wrote:

> G. Lottermoser asked Vince:
> can you explain further your use of the word "contradicts" in this
> context?
> I'm left a tad puzzled.
> ==========================================
>
> George, I won't try to speak for Vince, but my reading of the poem  
> is that
> 'that' was used in the first instance because the phrase 'that were  
> in the
> icebox' contains information essential to the meaning of the  
> proposition,
> ergo the phrase is restrictive.  'Which you were probably ...' I guess
> should be interpreted as non-restrictive, and calls for 'which.'
>
> http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Determiners/ 
> That_Which.htm<http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Determiners/ 
> That_Which.htm>
>
> I would think 'contrast' closer to the idea than 'contradict,' but  
> I did
> appreciate Vince's pointing it out.  Makes the poem even more  
> enjoyable.
>
>
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