Post by Salzmank on Jun 15, 2017 21:44:17 GMT
Speaking of esoteric references...
The word colon, in addition to the intestine and the punctuation mark, is also "one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period..." (emphasis mine) in classical prosody, "...consisting of a sequence from two to six feet..." I wonder if that has any connection.
It also refers to a piece of El Salvadoran currency, an Algerian peasant farmer, and a Panamanian seaport--but I'm very skeptical that any of these meanings is "it."
I, being me, forgot an obvious meaning: a rhetorical colon, a clause "...which is grammatically, but not logically, complete."
Any of these on the right track, Pete?
The word colon, in addition to the intestine and the punctuation mark, is also "one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period..." (emphasis mine) in classical prosody, "...consisting of a sequence from two to six feet..." I wonder if that has any connection.
It also refers to a piece of El Salvadoran currency, an Algerian peasant farmer, and a Panamanian seaport--but I'm very skeptical that any of these meanings is "it."
I, being me, forgot an obvious meaning: a rhetorical colon, a clause "...which is grammatically, but not logically, complete."
Any of these on the right track, Pete?