Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. -- Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085