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Subject:This just appeared ! From:Arthur Comings <atc -at- CORTE-MADERA -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 27 May 1994 14:46:51 PDT
> . . .
> I wondered whether your distinctions were purely subjective, like
> the people who claim "appears" implies magic, or did the dictionary
> back you up? . . .
> Cheers,
> Ken
Ken, if the dictionary doesn't recognize what I'm implying when I say
"The book appeared on my kitchen table," something's wrong. Now, that's
a real neutral context I've provided, right? The word "appears" is what
gives it its magical (perhaps "unexpected" is a more precise word)
connotation.
Sounds the same to me in documentation.
Arthur
I placed the book on the table.
The mailman placed the book on the table.
The bookstore displayed a selection of my books on the table.
